#leiopython albertisii

[fimbry]

Had Ace out for a cleaning today. ♥

Leiopython albertisii

[herpsandbirds]

Do you have a favourite iridescent snake?

I really love iridescent pythons!

Olive Python or Papuan Python (Apodora papuana), family Pythonidae, West Papua, New Guinea

photograph by Tom Williams

Northern White-lipped Python aka D'Albertis’ Water Python (Leiopython albertisii), family Pythonidae, West Papua, New Guinea

photograph by Tom Williams

[olegduckwing]

Leiopython albertisii

[brutus-the-skulldog]

Leiopython albertisii

( D'Albert's water python or the northern white-lipped python)

Look at the colors!!

This *big* guy is the white lip python! It can grow to 7 feet long and it's habitat is the lowland forests of new Guinea! It has the capability to eat small to medium size birds and mammals and uses heat-sensitive pits near the upper and lower jaw to hunt its food in the night! This big guy is suited to be a pet too!

[snakeswagbracket]

Snake Swag Bracket Round 2

Slithering in is a match between two true beauties! The blue Malayan coral snake (Calliophis bivirgatus), like many brightly colored animals, uses its coloration as a warning sign to tell potential predators (or curious humans) that they are venomous. The blue Malayan coral snake shares much of its range with a similarly blue colored snake--the red-headed reed snake (Calamaria schlegeli). However, the red-headed reed snake is a nonvenomous colubrid that may be taking advantage of Batesian mimicry, copying the coloration of the blue Malayan coral snake and other brightly colored snakes because of the protection against predators that instinctively avoid these flashy warning signs. The white-lipped python (Leiopython albertisii) has a pattern that serves a different, but important purpose. The iridescence of the white-lipped python's scales is caused by cells known as iridophores that reflect and refract the light to give that rainbow sheen. It is thought that iridophores may spread and diffuse the heat of the sun, helping to keep the white-lipped python cool in their hot native tropical forests!

[lovingexotics]

Northern White-Lipped Python Leiopython albertisii Source: Here

[fotoaventyr]

freshly shedded and his head in particular was absolutely radiant!

aaa

[hotwngz]

step 1: triangulate exact distance 

step 2: E X T E N D

[burnoutnoodle]

Meet Zephyr, this babu is my new Northern White Lip Python!

[growrotten]

White-lipped python (Leiopython albertisii)

[ratharee]

Cute little snoot

[fimbry]

Jocelyn is my heart

[herpsandbirds]

Northern White-lipped Python aka D'Albertis' Water Python (Leiopython albertisii), family Pythonidae, West Papua, New Guinea

photograph by Tom Williams

[fatandfuckingcool]

And now the tale, of the snake who dreamed, of becoming one with pipes. But really, totally my fault for giving her too much shit to get into. Now she has no pipes, poor unagi. On the plus side, she has shed out and looking all sorts of shiny, poor beeb was all sorts of uncomfortable.

[flef]

Please nobody read this because I promise you wont care but nnnnnn there's a 2.1 trio of fine-ass adult Southern WLP for sale in my area which I never fucking find listings for even online, especially adults, and the need is just 💯. I don't know if they'd want to split the group though :/ I gotta have that ｂｉｇㅤｇａｙㅤｓｈｉｎｙㅤｌｏnｇｂｏｉ all covered in rainbows, dog.🔥🔥

[snakeswagbracket]

Take a look at our iridescent friends! While many different species of snakes exhibit iridescence on their scales, both the rainbow boa (Epicrates cenchria) and the white lipped python (Leiopython albertisii) are known and beloved for their beautiful rainbow shimmers! Rainbow boas are found in Central and South America, and are semi-arboreal snakes that can be found in the branches, on the ground, and even swimming in water. Rainbow boas give birth to live babies, and the newborn snakes prefer to stay in the safety of tree branches to keep out of reach of predators below. The white lipped python is found in several islands of New Guinea, and while they spend most of their time on the ground they do seem to enjoy an occasional arboreal escapade. White lipped pythons differ from many other pythons in that they have small teeth (although they have the highest number of teeth among pythons!) and they are active hunters that will track and stalk prey instead of finding a cozy spot to wait in ambush.