Morelia but not Spilota

red ink · 05-02-12, 05:15 AM

The last Australian Morelia comes into captivity...

Welcome Morelia Oenpelliensis

Breeding plan aims to save snakes - YouTube

shaunyboy · 05-02-12, 06:48 AM

imo a truely remarkable snake mate

one of only a few species of python with the ability to change colour

are they planning on releasing captive bred,back into the wild to boost their survival ?

also i would have thought that giving the aborigines the licence to produce these wonderfull snakes,would have benifited their people more.....

rather than giving the licence to an established snake breeder

i don't think there will be oenpelli pythons over here in my life time mate

although its looking like i will be able to get my hands on roughies in the coming years,after their no doubt crazy pricing drops to an affordable level,now we have a few breeding pairs in europe

thanks for sharing the link

cheers shaun

red ink · 05-02-12, 07:02 AM

The financial division of the profits is a political minefield, aborigines are the traditional owners of Arhnem land and as such they are free to use resources to their liking. Where it got confusing is the ownership of wildlife traditional land owners right V the crowns claims to it's native wildlife.

This has been a decade long project for Dr Bedford, what happens on the conservation side is unknown to the hobby, how the finances are settled will only be known to them. We are probably looking at another decade at least before they start to appear in captivity in any real numbers. Each state has it's own licensing system on what species can and can not be kept in that state.

For example Western Australia is the only place that roughies are found in the wild, yet they are the only state in Australia not allowed to keep them in captivity (ain't that crazy lol)

On the subject of roughies, there was only ever 8 or so initial specimens brought into captivity here in Oz from memory. That was about a decade ago... in that time they started off at around 20k+ a pair. They breed like any other carpet mate, fast forward 7-8 years and they are $250 - $350 each in todays market.

alessia55 · 05-02-12, 08:24 AM

Anyone see the monitor in the background half way through that video? hehe

shaunyboy · 05-02-12, 08:38 AM

re Western Australia
originally i assume the law banning people from keeping roughies,was introduced to STOP people TAKING them from the wild

you would think now that roughies are prolific in captivity,someone from Western Australia,would be allowed to keep proven captive bred's

as far as the wild life in Aboriginal land,you would think the wildlife would belong to them

Australia was their's from the begining of time after all,until the brittish/ENGLISH stole it,back in the day.....!!!

trust an English Government to STILL be causing crap in a country,NOTHING to do with them

the English Government has a LOT to ANSWER for,even now they're a bunch b*******...!!

lets hope come our independance refferendum in 2014,we get our independance,and rid ourselves of the parasites

cheers shaun

CDN_Blood · 05-02-12, 08:56 AM

Finally...a breeding project that has purpose. I can throw myself 100% behind this type of thing. I'm awarding them an unprecedented 50 points and an entire batch of

**millertime89** · 05-02-12, 06:27 PM

YES! Oenpelli pythons! So happy they were finally able to get this project going, they're stunning snakes.
I'm excited to see the roughies next week, I would lose my mind to see some of these in person.

red ink · 05-02-12, 07:56 PM

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Originally Posted by millertime89

YES! Oenpelli pythons! So happy they were finally able to get this project going, they're stunning snakes.
I'm excited to see the roughies next week, I would lose my mind to see some of these in person.

If seeing them in person would make you loose your mind... I'd hate to see what would happen if you actually get to hold one lol.

red ink · 05-02-12, 07:57 PM

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Originally Posted by alessia55

Anyone see the monitor in the background half way through that video? hehe

Varanus mertensi by the glimpse of it...

Caylan · 05-03-12, 02:24 AM

Could you see the intelligence behind that snakes eyes? Truly amazing animals, I wish there was more information available on them already. I hope someday I can hold one

bladeblaster · 05-03-12, 03:28 AM

truely awesome snakes

red ink · 05-03-12, 05:21 AM

nice we made it into the reptile report lol.

**millertime89** · 05-03-12, 07:33 PM

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Originally Posted by red ink

If seeing them in person would make you loose your mind... I'd hate to see what would happen if you actually get to hold one lol.

mind = blown
Seriously, other than retics and timors, the australian snakes are far and away my favorites.

Xanafein · 05-03-12, 10:13 PM

My God I would love to have one of those one day, So gracefull

Im honestly reminded of beauty snakes for some reason

red ink · 05-18-12, 05:28 PM

More on the ghost of Arnhem land...

Rare Snake Hunt - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)