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what type of python is this?

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I just picked up this snake and am not sure the exact type of python. Hoping someone could help.

It seems to be partly ghost, do you think?


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I just picked up this snake and am not sure the exact type of python.

Now there's a frightening statement... What you have pictured there is Python molurus, can't see the suboccular scales well enough to 100% identify subspecies, but it's probably a Burm... One of the five largest species of snake in the world. It doesn't look ghost anything, is just looks burmish.

Why exactly did you buy it if you didn't know what it was? Didn't the person selling it to you tell you?
 
Someone gave me the snake, as they were moving and could not keep her at their new home.

I have experience with rainbow boas and king snakes, but just was not sure the exact species here.

either way, i have her all settled in and living in a nice new home.
 
also, what is the worth of one of these guys.

since it was given to me i an not sure if i will be keeping it.

it is about 4.5 feet long, currently.
 
Someone gave me the snake, as they were moving and could not keep her at their new home.

That's not as bad then... Still though, you'll need some information I guess...

It is one of the largest species of snakes in the world, with both genders potentially exceeding fifteen feet, although it's obviously far more common in females... Some animals will break twenty and the current record length for a captive snake is held by a burm at around ternty seven feet... So it's a fairly big responsibility, literally. The majority of growth will happen in the first three years and judging by the size of the wood chips and water dish there, yours is fairly young still. It'll need larger and larger enclosures as it ages... generally easiest to just build big to start.

Appropriate sized rodent prey as it's growing, about once every seven days... when it hits ten-twelve feet, try fropping that back to every ten-fourteen days, modifying the schedule as needed to maintain a healthy body weight, they have a strong feeding response and can become obese fairly quickly if overfed. Because they have a strong feeding response, it's important not to smell like rodents when handling them for whatever reason. Outside of that they tend to be a fairly docile species, although I have run into a few that were pretty quick to go on the defensive. Anytime you're handling a boid over about eight-ten feet, make sure someone is around in case you need a hand, just as a precaution.

Being an equatorial species the temperatures are pretty obvious- slightly higher than your rainbow boas is appropriate... undertank heat pads, heat tape, lights, ceramic heat emiters- no hotrocks (you already knew that). They aren't super-picky about humidity but it should be above fifty percent as a bare minimum, a little higher if you can maintain it, kicking it up when shedding.

Space is the biggest concern, because of the animal's size... even if it's a male on the small side, you'll need a fairly large enclosure... and you have to remember that they're also a fairly heavy bodied snake compared to most others capable of hitting the same length so it's a lot of animal. They're more suited to being pets than the other bigger species but you have to be willing to invest the money and time into keeping 'em properly or it won't be good for the animal or for you.

Bob Clark probably has the easiest to find accurate caresheets, although there are many out there that are decent. Only one offhand that I can think of which is BAD is on anapsid.org but I'm certain there are others there too. Read a bunch, go with what makes sense or toss a question on here about any specifics, someone'll help you out.
 
also, what is the worth of one of these guys.

since it was given to me i an not sure if i will be keeping it.

it is about 4.5 feet long, currently.

Not much.

Neonates sell well... adult breeder sized animals have a market. Those middle sizes they hit between around six months to two years the value drops quite a bit because rescues and rehabs are flooded with 'em when they grow too quickly and get abandoned. It's not quite the epidemic some people want to make it out to be, but they are common enough as freebies and adoptions at that size to drive down the market value. Given that you didn't produce the animal yourself and it's pretty clearly not a proven breeder or an odd color trait, you might get fifty bucks or so for it, if you were to sell it locally. Different areas of the country have different markets though, might be higher or lower than that, the fifty is just a guess.
 
Thanks for all the info.

I figure I will keep it for a month or 2 to ensure it feeds well, and sheds clean. I will feel better knowing someone else is getting a completly healthy snake, if I decide not to keep it.
 
Monetary Value

If you wanted to get any money at all for a regular burm between 4-5ft, you would need to "sell" it with an enclosure and set up. At that size a 55g or size 40 breeder would be the smallest I would keep it in.

Like Seamus said there are too many burmese, and not enough homes.
 
Pyhton

That a nice looking Berm you where given like the other posts it will get big 15 + feet should not be a problem for it. Big snakes rule if your up to the task of careing for a 100+ pound snake.
 
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