ozraptor4 ([info]ozraptor4) wrote,
@ 2007-06-06 17:04:00
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Current location:REB basement
Current mood: tired

Drake the Snake
Thought I'd introduce you to Drake who has been my housemate since April. A young male Centralian Carpet Python (Morelia bredli) and probably the friendliest reptile I have ever met.

50cm long when he first hatched in February, 2 sheds later he is growing rapidly on a weekly pinkie rat diet. He is now well over 80cm long. Adult size = 180-240cm.

Juvenile bredlis like Drake have a rich brown colouration but within a year his scales should get the spectacular fiery red-orange sheen as seen in the adult below. (Photo by Darren Whittaker)


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[info]purrdence
2007-06-06 11:53 am UTC (link)
He's rather cute, for a snake.

He looks like he should have a little medieval cap with a feather in it tho...

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[info]amarafox
2007-06-06 02:44 pm UTC (link)
Aw! He is a cutie!

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[info]tikiwanderer
2007-06-07 09:41 am UTC (link)
Still think he's beautiful, and he can curl up inside my jumper anytime :-)

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(Anonymous)
2007-07-07 01:41 pm UTC (link)
Seems to have a lot of character for a snake! Have you had a pet reptile before?

Love your artwork by the way.

- Roger (enantiornithine-studying frood who said hi in the museum palaeolab the other week)

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[info]ozraptor4
2007-07-10 01:59 am UTC (link)
Hey Roger

As a kid I kept juv. Red-eared Sliders back in Singapore - didn't live too long...

Back in Perth in the 1980s/90s I used to have Bobtails (Tiliqua rugosa rugosa)in my backyard, the western counterpart to the Eastern states Shingleback (T. rugosa asper). Much nicer looking as well with crisp banding and flame orange cheeks. Victorian rugosas look like walking turds...

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