It’s finally happened.
I have a Blood Python, (Python brongersmai). I’ve named it “Sanguine” as in bloody, over-confident, etc. Not sure if it is male or female yet. It’s still a very young blood python, just 18 inches long. Not very far from newly hatched actually. Very feisty but hasn’t struck at me - so far. This beastie is already large enough to handle juvenile mice, i.e.: hoppers. Very soon I’ll need to switch over to rat pups and small rats.
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Ain’t this a gorgeous snake? Click on that photo to see an enlarged version. The girth of a full-grown ‘Blood’ can be nearly frightening to someone new to the breed. Adults may attain lengths of 4 ft to 7 ft weighing in at 25 to 40 lbs. Ten feet being record size. A very heavy bodied python, native to Southeastern Asia, from Vietnam to Peninsular Malaysia, and on the eastern portion of Sumatra. Life spans of 25yrs+ can be expected with a healthy snake.
For the moment I’ve got Sanguine in a 10 gallon tank with an aspen/eco-earth substrate. I figure this will last about two weeks. If anyone reading this has plans for a good sized cage for such a high-humidity beastie, please, leave a comment or send an email! i’ve got some ideas but I’d love to hear from folks with some experience in the Giant Snakes.
For now,
Omar, out. 
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