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  Morelia (snake) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Morelia is a genus of snakes in the family Pythonidae.
Snakes of the genus Morelia hail from the forests of Australia and New Guinea.
In general, pythons of this group are arboreal to semi-arboreal, spending much of their life in the forest canopy.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Morelia_(snake)   (115 words)

  
 Pythons Uebersicht (engl.)
Breeding of these snakes has been so successful that if anything it may be necessary to discourage it for a while as too many have found their way into animal sanctuaries over the past few years.
This is the snake that was formerly known as the Children's Python to keepers in the West.
It is a handsome snake, being overall tan with dark blotches that unlike those of many pythons retain their distinctive shape and colour as the snake ages.
www.pythonschlangen.de /menu/pythons/puebersicht.php3   (3500 words)

  
 New England Reptile Distributors, designer Ball Pythons, Reticulated Pythons, and much more!
If it is large enough for the python to crawl into and soak, sooner or later your snake will make the most of the opportunity, and most seem to enjoy a nice soak from time to time.
Snakes of many species will defecate in their water bowls from time to time, so be prepared for cleaning, disinfecting and a water change when necessary.
These are sensitive snakes that appreciate and utilize a hide spot.
www.newenglandreptile.com /CareCarpet.html   (1953 words)

  
 Carpet Python
The snake originally described in 1758 as Coluber arges and in 1766 corrected to C.argus by Linnaeus was based on a drawing of an African species by Seba (Irvine 1976).
Morelia spilotes (all forms) has evolved primarily for the Australian climate (mainly dry), whilst Morelia (=Chondropython) viridis could be described as New Guinea's evolutionary counterpart to the Australian Carpet Snake.
4/ Morelia (=Python) spilotes variegata from Bundaberg Qld.
www.smuggled.com /auspyt4.htm   (5081 words)

  
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Snakes may be one of the most feared reptiles but they are also among the most fascinating.
Snakes are among the the easiest reptiles to care for.
When multiple snakes of the same type such as the Pythons, the type name is used and the species is listed afterward.
www.reptilia.org /care_sheets/snakes/csheets_snk.htm   (191 words)

  
 A revision of the Australasian Pythons - Hoser - 2000.
This snake is separated from others in the genus by its distinct pattern of bold blotches or bars and a white ventro-lateral stripe along the anterior part of the body.
Morelia imbricata (Smith, 1981) - The south-west Australian population of carpet snakes.
Morelia harrisoni is being bred in captivity in the northern hemisphere.
www.smuggled.com /pytrev1.htm   (9884 words)

  
 NOTES ON A CAPTIVE SCRUB PYTHON - MORELIA AMETHISTINA KINGHORNI - AUSTRALIAN PYTHONS
The snake was for most of the period 13/1/79 to 8/5/81 housed in a semi-heated cage, 135 cm high, by 345 cm long, by 240 cm wide.
Occasions that the snake was sleeping with its head outside of the hot-box were indicated by the fact that the snake was oblivious to the presence of anything until actually touched.
The good health of the snake was (evidently) confirmed on 07/12/80, when a live white chicken was left in the cage with the snake for some hours.
www.smuggled.com /scrpyt1.htm   (3074 words)

  
 Rattlesnakes in general
At birth snakes only have a pre-button and every time a snake sheds its skin a new rattle is formed, after two or three sheddings the rattlesnake is able to produce the typical rattle sound.
So it is a myth that you can tell a snakes age by counting the rattles and juveniles form up to seven rattles in one year while adult snakes will only form one or two new rattles a year.
Young snakes are born after a gestation period of 4-6 months and are able to take care of themselves as soon as they are born, while eggs with an incubation period of 2-3 months are a lot more vulnerable.
sidewinder78.tripod.com /thesidewinderranchenglish/id7.html   (701 words)

  
 Venomous snakes   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
My first care for venomous snake was a Vipera berus berus because of its burlesque looking and the viper; once my neighbour gave me a nice exemplar in a bucket, I bought the injured viper to a veteran but it died because of its injuries.
There are also snake types which teeth are placed like the teeth from not venomous snakes although their bites can be dangerous.
To be for sure you have to check the snake’s teeth, their head shape and the venom gland to see if the snake is venomous, less venomous or not venomous.
www.baumpython.com /BaumpythonUK/html/venomous_snakes.html   (895 words)

  
 carpetcare
Carpet pythons are in the morelia family and are indigenous to Australia and New Guinea.
Ask if the snake is feeding well, if possible ask to see the snake feed or ask for it's feeding records ~ a good sign would be if it has a small lump in the belly area from feeding recently.
Prey should always be offered to your snake stunned or pre-killed, this may seem cruel but in a captive environment snakes will not always feed right away ~ a mouse or rat quickly loses it's fear and will bite a snake sometimes repeatedly and can cause either serious injury or death to your snake.
www.geocities.com /happyherps/carpetcare.html   (1059 words)

  
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Various subspecies of this snake are found throughout most of Australia and New Guinea.
Carpet pythons are found in a variety of different habitats ranging from grasslands and wooded savannahs as with the Southern Carpet Python (Morelia spilota imbricata) to the tree perches of the Jungle and Coastal Carpet pythons (Morelia spilota cheynei and mcdowelli) in heavily forested Australian subtropical rainforests.
As time passes, you will learn to 'read' the snake's reaction to you and it will learn that you are not a threat.
www.reptilia.org /care_sheets/snakes/carpetpython_care.htm   (559 words)

  
 Morelia spilota spilota   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Dr R Shine did a study on these snakes and found that they utilise different areas of their environment depending on their activity.
The rock chosen should be heavy enough not to be shifted by the snake but able to be moved safely by you at cage cleaning times.
Weigel suggests a prey item / items totaling about 5 % to 20 % of the snakes weight is a reasonable meal and should create a bulge in the mid section of the snake.
www.users.bigpond.com /snake.man/Snakes/moreliaspilotaspilota.htm   (2255 words)

  
 Kimberly Austin: Boelen's Python
A non-venomous snake that is on average 6-8 feet in length, the coloration of this species is striking.
The upper part of the snake is a shiny fl with a purple-blue iridescence.
Even though snakes are ectodermic, the mother python can, amazingly, raise the temperature of her eggs up a few degrees by doing this.
www.whozoo.org /Intro2003/KimAustin/KA_BoelensPython_2.htm   (403 words)

  
 Python (snake) -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
It is also the scientific name for a specific ((biology) taxonomic group containing one or more species) genus of snakes of the family Pythonidae.
They are among the longest species of snake in the world; the (Of southeast Asia and East Indies; the largest snake in the world) Reticulated Python can reach lengths of up to 10 metres (35 feet) and is the longest.
Some species exhibit vestigial bones of the pelvis and rear legs, which are externally apparent in the form of a pair of (Click link for more info and facts about anal spurs) anal spurs on each side of the (A waste pipe that carries away sewage or surface water) cloaca.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/p/py/python_(snake).htm   (571 words)

  
 Green Tree Pythons UK
This species of snake formally know as Chondropython Viridis and now know as Chondros or Morelia Viridis are one of our planets finest snake species.
Chondros are arboreal snakes which simply means living in trees, they rarely come down to ground getting there water intake from the drops on leaves.
Chondros can be temperamental snakes, especially the Biak locality but captive bred animals tend to be less aggressive (like the Aru type) than there wild caught cousins.
www.greentreepythons.co.uk   (219 words)

  
 Morelia viridis   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Morelia viridis is a medium sized kind of python snakes.
She can reach a length from 1,30 up to 2 m and is thinner than other giant snakes.
Growing up snakes are most of the time in shining green, olive or light- green in their priming color with white or yellowish, beige spots or bands or with blue triangles along the spinal.
www.baumpython.com /BaumpythonUK/html/morelia_viridis.html   (225 words)

  
 ! Rainforest Reptiles ! Tropical Rainforest, Far North Queensland Australia
This is the case with turtles where the female is larger, perhaps to aid in support the male on top of her shell in the mating.
However, in the lizards, snake, tuatara and the crocodilians, where the male is bigger, higher incubation temperatures result in males.
Snakes are not uncommon in the Daintree, but they are difficult to see as they are generally shy.
www.rainforest-australia.com /reptiles.htm   (1868 words)

  
 Carpet Pythons - Genus Morelia.
As previously recognised, this genus includes the carpet snakes (spilota, variegata, cheynei, imbricata, metcalfei, macdowelli and bredli), rough-scaled (carinata), scrub (amethistina) Oenpelli (oenpelliensis) and Boelen's (boeleni) Pythons.
* Morelia imbricata (Smith, 1981) - The south-west Australian population of carpet snakes.
Barker and Barker (1999) detail the status of the various types of carpet python (Morelia) in captivity as of mid 1999.
www.smuggled.com /pr37.htm   (859 words)

  
 Komodo Dragon - Python Resource Page - Pythonidae Family of Snakes
Some questions still exist as to whether this snake should be classified in the genus Liasis with scrub pythons and water pythons very closely related.
Their fl head is used for heat regulation and also for camouflage as the snake can often be found with only its head emerged from its burrow.
Found in the jungles of Southeast Asia, the Reticulated Python is for snakes what the Komodo Dragon is for lizards — arguably the largest snake in the world, growing to as long as 10 metres (33 feet) and weighing as much as 158 kg (350 lbs) and living more than 25 years.
www.komododragon.biz /PythonidaeFamilyOfSnakes   (621 words)

  
 Sonoran Reptile Breeders
These snakes are rising up daily to my favorite python position.
Those are some of the nicest looking snakes with a not so nice personality.
those snakes have been proven to be hard to breed but there is a trick to it, we hope our hunch is right.
www.angelfire.com /az2/gtpython/Our.html   (619 words)

  
 Green tree python --  Britannica Student Encyclopedia
Morelia viridis a beautiful bright-green snake belonging to the family Pythonidae.
Adults are 4 to 5 feet (1.2 to 1.5 meters) long, and they usually have small white markings along the back and scattered white speckles elsewhere.
They include the largest snakes in the world, such as the anaconda (Eunectes murinus) of South America and the reticulated python (Python reticulatus) of Asia.
www.britannica.com /ebi/article-9311512?tocId=9311512&query=tree   (819 words)

  
 San Diego Zoo's Animal Bytes: Python
These snakes are both constrictors, killing their prey by wrapping around it and suffocating it.
And they are both considered primitive snakes with two lungs (most snakes only have one) and the remnants of hind legs and pelvic bones.
Even though snakes are ectothermic, the mother python can, amazingly, raise the temperature of her eggs up a few degrees by doing this.
www.sandiegozoo.org /animalbytes/t-python.html   (936 words)

  
 GTP Care
Place the snake in an appropriate size container (such as a deli cup for babies) with a small amount of warm water in it.
The common snake mite (and the one we are concerned with) is spread from other reptiles...period.
While some snake keeping experience is important before getting into chondros, and I do not recommend them for a first snake, they may be kept successfully by anybody willing to learn and do what is required.
www.finegtps.com /Care_sheets.html   (8286 words)

  
 Amethystine python --  Britannica Student Encyclopedia
The body may be coiled loosely, as it is in most species with this habit, or tightly so that it forms a compact ball with the head in the centre.
a giant snake, Python molurus, belonging to the family Pythonidae, and inhabiting mainly forests and woodlands on the Indian subcontinent.
Morelia spilotas spilotas, a large, constricting snake belonging to the family Pythonidae, and inhabiting Australia and New Guinea.
www.britannica.com /ebi/article-9309829?tocId=9309829   (706 words)

  
 Articles About Snakes
Infiltrative Lipoma in a Corn Snake, Elaphe guttata guttata
Identification of a Gastrointestinal Nematode in the Boelen's Python, Morelia boeleni
The Use of Cryosurgery in a Diamond Python, Morelia spilota spilota, with Fibrosarcoma and Radiotherapy in a Common Death Adder, Acanthophis antarcticus, with Melanoma
www.arav.org /Journals/Snakes.htm   (556 words)

  
 AnimalNetwork.com Community - Pet, Trade & Lifestyle forums from the BowTie Inc. family of websites. - All Owners of ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
the morelia pythons seem very interesting and i have always wanted a carpet python or scrub python, but i have potential giant already, so a scrub woudln't be a good idea w/o more space.
Im still very interested in candoia, i have that issue of the magazine and ive been to his site, the main problem is my mom doesnt want me getting another snake, she says im going to college soon and she doesnt want to take care of them while im gone.
If she lets me get another snake ill probably either try to make room for a dum (One of my favorites) or talk to jerry conway and try and get an isabel phase ground boa, in my opinion one of the most beutiful snakes available.
www.animalnetwork.com /anforum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=25940   (1127 words)

  
 ReptiRank - Top Reptile Sites for Snakes, Lizards, Iguanas, Turtles, and Reptiles - Stats
If you have a Morelia python, you NEED to be here.
If you keep, breed, or just plain have an interest in any snakes of the genus Morelia, this site is most definitely the place to check out.
If there is anything you want to know about Morelia this is the best site on the net.
www.reptirank.com /index.php?a=stats&id=254&allreviews=1   (760 words)

  
 Carpet Pythons
Carpet python subspecies (Morelia spilota ssp) are a very diverse subspecies of the lovely Diamond python (Morelia spilota spilota).
Snakes' digestive juices are strong enough to dissolve bone and teeth.
Specimens of all snakes run the gamut, and so long as your Carpet is handled gently and consistently from being young, then you should encounter no problems.
www.fortunecity.com /uproar/amused/376/morelia.htm   (1116 words)

  
 CentralPets.com - Search Results for: python queensland carpet snake
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New Guinea & Australia Natural Habitat: This semi-arboreal snake is found in dry forest areas of New Guinea and Australia.
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