BACKYARD PIC 9 (Not My Backyard)

So I know I've posted a few things about snakes - and I know that it looks that I might be slightly obsessed with blogging about this subject (snakes). But I just got an email from my parents - who reckon that snakes in the jungles (or houses) of Borneo have got nothing on the snakes that they get in their backyard in Western Australia! - Bullsh*t - I say!!!!! - Do their snakes fly and have a reputation for being aggressive? - I think you'll find the answer is NO NO NO!

Anyway - as I haven't posted anything for a while I thought it was about time for another backyard photo. EXCEPT - this time it's not my photo and it's not my backyard. This is what my parents sent me on the the email as an example of snakes they find in their backyard.

This is a couple of photos of a South Western Carpet Python that they came across whilst taking a walk in their 'hood:

Generally the South West Carpet Python Morelia spilota imbricata is found in the south west region of Western Australia (from Geraldton down to Esperance and extending no more than 900Km inland). The species found in the hilly areas around Perth (e.g. where my Parents' live) tend to have a darker base colour than the specimens found in the more coastal areas. Some people think that this make them (the coastal species) more stunning / beautiful.

From www.pilbarapythons.com:
The southwestern carpet python predominately feeds upon small mammals and birds with juveniles also taking small lizards and the occasional frog.
The temperament of this species seems to vary somewhat between individuals although generally speaking I have found that juveniles seem to be a lot more pugnacious than most other carpet python species. With regular handling though, and typical of most other carpet python species, they tend to tame down and become amendable to handling.
Up until recently these carpet pythons were not widely kept simply because they were rarely available within the pet industry. Because
of legalized wild collecting in W.A over recent years however, there are now lots being bred anPersonNamed made available.

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