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 Borneo black blood python?

hi everybody im sitting here looking at lllreptiles blood pythons n it says they have a borneo black blood python but on other sites they have borneo bloods n black bloods as 2 different type of snakes im interested in getting my first blood but didnt understand the whole thing with that and i was wondering what would be a better first blood a sumatran red blood or a borneo black blood???or are they the same in every way???...thanks for your help everybody
01/27/09  05:01pm

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   Message To: Jboone17   In reference to Message Id: 1940922


 Borneo black blood python?

There are three different subspecies of python curtus.

There is P. c. breitensteini, which is the Borneo short tailed python
Then there’s P. c. brongersmai, which is the red blood, aka the Sumatran
and lastly there’s P. c. curtus which is the black blood python.

There’s also a lot of gray area as to what you can find as the three can be, and often are, crossed indisciminately. If you’re looking for a pure subspecies, make sure your breeder can tell you exactly which of the three subspecies it is. As in, pin them down: Make them say "I’m selling you a brongersmai."

As to which makes the better pet, I’m biased. I have a brongersmai, and am about to get another. So I favor them. Don’t get me wrong. I find the other two to be gorgeous.

Bloods are not beginner snakes, I’m assuming you’ve kept other species before, but if you’ve never kept the species before, even experienced keepers can be surpised. Bloods can be very demanding and unforgiving of husbandry mistakes.

The two people I would recommend for you to go through would be the barkers of VPI and Kara of NERD(I think that’s her someone correct me if I’m wrong).
01/27/09  06:44pm

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   Message To: Catfish_82   In reference to Message Id: 1941002


 Borneo black blood python?

thanks for your help!!!i have kept other snakes i had a amazon tree boa from the time when he was a baby till when he died at 6 years old and i made the mistake of buying a baby corn snake from a junky pet store here in detroit and he turned out not to be healthy at all he died like 3 weeks after i got em...but i still got my water dragon n my monitor but also i want another snake n bloods stick out to me but im not to sure about lllreptile they seem to have the best deal but seem like more of a pet shop then breeders has anybody got a blood from them??and are they known for healthy snakes??


thanks brian
01/28/09  04:18pm

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R1ashad
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 Borneo black blood python?

I got my blood from them. Even though my blood is heathy and look good now. My blood, Hellboy was super thin. He look to be a few months old and was the size of my thumb in thinkness. Nothing a few adult mice couldn’t handle. I wasn’t impressed. However it was cheap and overal turned out to be a good buy. Probably won’t do it again, although I have nothing against anyone who does and gives a snake a home.
01/29/09  12:38am

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 Borneo black blood python?

If you live in the detroit area , just go to some of the reptile shows . Like the Kalamazoo show where they have vets their to check the animal out for you . Then you can see what you are buying . good luck



02/03/09  03:19pm

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   Message To: Luvbloods   In reference to Message Id: 1945974


 Borneo black blood python?

No offend but I would like to clarify on the species. P. c. brongersmai is called blood python. They are only restricted to Malaysia and the north part of sumatra. P. c. curtus is called sumatran short-tailed and also black blood.



04/12/09  08:55pm


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