Take note though size doesn't necessarily determine how docile a snake is … I've got a female children's, she's deceivably long since she's so slender, I'd guess 2ft maybe 2.5. I can't speak to temperament, since I haven't owned one, but every spotted and Children's python I've held has tried to bite me. Most bites are due to a feeding response as opposed to a defensive or aggressive strike.

As he has grown and with handling, he has stopped trying to bite stuff that is not food. They tend to have a very docile temperament and rarely bite. My first python was a Stimson and she is a puppy dog now.

I can't speak to temperament, since I haven't owned one, but every spotted and Children's python I've held has tried to bite me. Hatchlings to juveniles, like many species of snake, are often initially more defensive and wary of being handled. Is there any major difference in temperment? Here is a pic, New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast, Press J to jump to the feed. Choose what ever you like the look of. One of the smaller pythons, they grow to a metre long.

But it took a lot of patients and work. Providing the correct heat for a spotted python is extremely important for keeping your snake happy and healthy.

Stimson's typically have more contrast.

Does either species get notably larger than the other? The species is endemic to Australia. Stimson's typically have more contrast.

Cage Size: 600L x 450W x 350H (mm) Feeding: 1-2 mice every 7 days Experience: Beginner Avg. Spotted pythons are ectotherms, or cold-blooded, which means they cannot generate their own body heat and must rely on their environment to provide them with a gradient of temperatures. The python is non-venomous, and kills its prey by coiling around it so that it can’t breathe. Like many pythons, its head, which is bigger than its neck, contains heat sensing organs to help locate its prey. Temperament and Handling. Antaresia stimsoni inhabits the largest range of any other Australian python species. A spotted female should be the largest of the Anyaresia pythons. HOUSING: Stimson’s Pythons are best housed separately (except when breeding) but if housing more than one together, special care needs to be taken when feeding.

Stimson's pythons are highly polymorphic, and the pattern and coloration varies widely throughout its extensive range.

They have a pattern of large reddish-brown blotches along their body with a paler background. My childrens was a snappy little guy when i got him.

Discussion in 'Newbies forum' started by Conor55, Aug 8, 2013.

CAUTION: Stimson’s Pythons are non-venomous, but can deliver a painful bite. Clutch Size: 10 eggs.

Once their basic requirements are met they are a very hardy snake. Length: 1 (m) Temp: 28-35°C on the heat source Min. Is there a male/female size difference?

As adults, which has a more contrasting pattern? I'm still doing my research, but I'm interested in either a spotted or a stimson's python, and in trying to decide between the two I had a couple questions I couldn't find the answers to. With this species, bites are more commonly food related rather than of an aggressive or defensive nature. My first was a spotted was great until it got out a few times (Spotteds are escape artists) but is a cranky bugger now, I also have a Childrens which is just awesome never once has it even looked like striking I can even put his food in right next to his head and he won't eat till I've moved my hand out. The head is fairly small with black to dark brown mottling, a single dark post ocular stripe behind each eye, and the presence of heat sensitive labial pits. So I got a nice tax refund this year, and naturally my mind is drifting to a possible new snake! level 1 Stimson's python (Antaresia stimsoni) is a species of python, a snake in the family Pythonidae. My 3 kids love holding him too and he is happy to sit there and loves belly rubs. Stimsons pythons are nocturnal. She stays calm, doesnt get into a defensive posture and noses you (or the mouse) and then just sort of glomps onto you...She's a strange bird.. And lastly, if any of you have any spotteds or stimmies of your own, I'd love to see pictures! The Childrens Python is a very easy species to care for. She's a wierdo, super inquisitive and a big lazybones when it comes to eating or biting me. (You must log in or sign up to reply here. Thankfully he was small at the time. ). Avg.

Spotteds get a bit bigger. In terms of ease of care, you can't get much easier than a stimson's or childrens. Taxonomy. Antaresia stimsoni. Lawrence Alec Smith described the species in 1985.

Stimson's pythons are sold and kept as pets in some Australian states. Like darker markings on a lighter background. That said each snake has it's own personality so often the right one picks you.

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