Woma python (Aspidites Ramsayi)
The woma python belongs to a species of python known as the Aspidites. This unusual python thrives in desert habitats, living among rocky outcrops in some of the most inhospitable regions of Australia.
Relatively new to the hobby, woma pythons, we believe, are the next ‘big thing’.
Their temperament in captivity is wonderful. But be warned, woma pythons have voracious appetites and in our experience if they mistake you as food they will latch onto you and take some time to let go again!
Their appearance is quite different to the carpet python frequently seen around most Australian mainland areas. To begin with, they lack the heat sensitive pits around the mouth and do not have the classic ‘dragon-like’ heads of the carpet pythons. They use their head as a shovel, digging burrows where they lay in wait for their prey. Mostly terrestrial (woma pythons are not great climbers!), they leave unusual tracks in the red desert sand, almost hovering over the earth to prevent their bodies coming into close contact with the hot sand.
Woma pythons in the wild feed upon small reptiles, which comprises the majority of their diet – hence the lack of heat sensitive pits. Another interesting fact about the woma python is how a chemical in their body renders them impervious to snake venom.
In captivity, our woma pythons feed quite happily on rats and mice, and rarely refuse a feed!
Talk about the X-Factor - look at this perfect little X, on a perfect
little Woma python!
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