Pygmy python

Antaresia perthensis 

The smallest of all the python species – and certainly one of the most beautiful, the pygmy python is not yet well established in captivity. This is partially due to its remote range of habitation: the Pilbara and adjacent districts of Western Australia, where it appears to prefer rocky country. By day it resides in rock crevices and within large termite mounds – presumably feeding upon the geckos that typically reside within the mounds in surprising numbers – perhaps attracted to the endless supply of termites within. This species remains rare in captivity, and Snake Ranch takes a gret deal of pleasure in finally being able to offer hatchlings to the serious hobbyist. 
adult pygmy python
adult pygmy python

 
three month old pygmy python
three month old pygmy python

 

representative image of hatchling
representative image of hatchling

 


representative image of hatchling
representative image of hatchling

 

six month old pygmy python
six month old pygmy python
'brooding' pygmy python
This 'brooding' python continued to care for a single egg,
after the bulk of her clutch was removed for artificial incubation.

 


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