New snake, water python

[IW17]

She has arrived safe and sound. My new female water python. Got her Saturday and put her in quarantine. She ate Sunday night. I pulled her out to clean her tub so I snapped a quick pic. She was totally chill until the big monster started hovering over her taking pics. She struck once at that point, but stopped as soon as I gave her space to move about. I'm very excited to have one of these beautiful animals! Hopefully she adjusts in due time and I'll get some more pictures.

[millertime89]

Liasis Fusucs? I've got a 5 year old male if you're interested. Gorgeous species but I can't find a female.

[sharthun]

Gorgeous snake!!!

[marvelfreak]

Sweet Water Python.

[Sublimeballs]

Man now I want one. Beautiful little python you've got. Does it seem to be active or shy so far? Looks so similar to olives.

[EL Ziggy]

Wow, that's a gorgeous animal. I've never heard of a water python until today. Are they easy to come by? What's their upkeep like? Congrats on the beautiful new addition.

[MCB]

Congrats, what an awesome snake.........jealousy meter has just gone through the roof!

[SSSSnakes]

That is a beautiful snake.

[jpsteele80]

Beautiful snake :D

[Jim Smith]

What a beautiful little snake. I love the iridescence of their skin when they reach adulthood.

[IW17]

Yes it's a liasis fuscus. It's a very cool snake. Not extremely active so far, but once I brought her out she was crawling around pretty calmly. Idk how rare they are but I don't see them much, and hardly ever for sale. As a species they're known to be bitey, but she has been very calm other than when I was hovering over her with my phone. The biggest thing I notice is how different the scales feel compared to other snakes. Very "soft". As far as there requirements, everything I know is to keep the enclosure humid, over 70%. Heat, upper 80's, low upper 70's. Millertime if you think I'm doing something wrong let me know. I only have the Internet to go off and I don't trust that info completely.

[millertime89]

I keep mine like I keep my retics, hot and humid. My male isn't too bad but he definitely has a short tolerance for handling. 5-10 minutes tops before he starts lining up my face. He's got a crazy feed response, rivals the retics. I don't know if I've ever seen others for sale, maybe one or two. I've got mine for sale right now actually, just not actively pursuing it as I really like him but if someone is really interested I would let him go.

[sweatshirt]

What a stunner :) Congrats!

[Stewjoe]

Nice Liasis.

[IW17]

I keep mine like I keep my retics, hot and humid. My male isn't too bad but he definitely has a short tolerance for handling. 5-10 minutes tops before he starts lining up my face. He's got a crazy feed response, rivals the retics. I don't know if I've ever seen others for sale, maybe one or two. I've got mine for sale right now actually, just not actively pursuing it as I really like him but if someone is really interested I would let him go.

I've already seen the feed response. The day after I got her I offered her a rat and she lunged out of her hide so hard she knocked it over. Hands down the craziest feed response of any juvenile snake I've had. Idk about breeding yet. I would like to but until my work life slows down I'm only comfortable with what my fiance can handle when I'm nnot home. I'venever bred myself, so i wouldn't try to walk her through anything I'm not even sure about myself. The guy I bought her from said her mother is very well behaved and is used for educational purposes so hopefully she gets the same temperament.

[millertime89]

That would be nice. Mine isn't used for education because I just can't trust him. I don't mind if I get bit but the last thing I want is someone else getting bit. I've brought him but as a display animal only.

[IW17]

That's how I am. When people come over and are uncertain about snakes I always bring out my Jungle carpet to show them what an angry snake is like. Then when I bring out the other snakes it's very easy to see the difference in the body language and how not all snakes are biters. But only I handle my carpet unless it's someone familiar with snakes that understands the risk and knows how to handle them.

[millertime89]

The Dwarf Burm... that is one unpleasant animal. Then I show them the big retic who will sit on the couch.

[IW17]

Is it pure dwarf?

[millertime89]

Yeah. Crazy defensive little male.

[IW17]

Yeah that's the concensus I'm getting on all these guys. Snappy as all get out.

[Nick V]

Very beautiful water python, what a unique species to have, definitely hope to have one one day down the road.