Part XIII
- Python breitensteini - Borneo blood python, also known as Borneo short-tailed python and Breitenstein's python
General info :
Python breitensteini
A rarely kept species in public collections. Zootierliste lists only 10 zoos keeping the species currently in Europe. Also in other regions the species is rare and for the USA I only found Dallas Zoo keeping it and for Indonesia I found Lembang Park and Zoo. It is however possible that a larger number is kept because it belongs to a group of closely related species, all known as Blood pythons or Short-tailed pythons.
In the private hobby this species is a common sight.
Zoo-breedings are rare and I only found a note from Prague Zoo which bred 1999 13 young. In private collections the species is bred in good numbers.
In our Gallery there are only very few photos of this species, at least very few of aimals realy labeled as being this species. It may be that other photo's, labeled just as 'Blood python' or 'Short-tailed python' also may be of this species. A photo of this species, made by
@Ituri at the Dallas Zoo :
- Python brongersmai - Red blood python, also known as Malaysian blood python and Sumatran blood python
General info :
Python brongersmai
Zootierliste names 24 public collections which are keeping this species and for North America I also found a number of zoos keeping it ( Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo, Maryland Zoo, St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoo, Indianapolis Zoo and Monroe Reptile Zoo ) and in Australia the species is kept at least at the Melbourne Zoo.
Also in the private trade the species can be found regulary.
Didn't found any report about zoo-breeding of the species but on the WWW there are a good number of care-sheets and reports about this and the related Blood pyton-species.
In our Gallery the species is represented with a small number of photos but here the same apply as for the Borneo blood python. A photo of a real Red blood python, made by myself at the Wildpark Antalya :
- Python curtus - Sumatra python, also known as Sumatra short-tailed python
General info :
Python curtus
Kept at 15 European collections but here also well possible that in fact one of the other Blood / Short-tailed python are ment. Also in North America and Asia the species is kept in some numbers. In private collections the species is also well represented.
Didn't found any zoo-breeding reports but from a private breeder here a breeding-report ( in Dutch ) :
https://www.snakesociety.nl/jaargangen/1987/Litteratura Serpentium 07-3 nld 113-122 Opferman, Houden en voortplanting van Python curtus.pdf
For the photos at our Gallery it's the same as for the other Blood / Short-tailed pythons, a lot of photos but many without the exact species-name. A photo of a real Sumatra python, made by myself at a Dutch reptile-fair :
- Python kyaiktiyo - Mon python, also known as Myanmar ( blood ) python and Burma ( blood ) python
General info :
Python kyaiktiyo
A recently discribed species from which almost nothing is known sofar. Didn't find any information about captive kept animals and also in our Gallery there are no photos of the species.
The article about the discovery and the discription of the species can be found here :
https://www.researchgate.net/public...n_Burma_Short-tailed_python_Reptilia_Squamata
Remarks about the Blood / Short-tailed pythons ( = Borneo, Red and Sumatra pythons ) in general :
1934 the New York Zoological Park recieved a freshly imported Blood python ( species unknown to me ) which laid 16 eggs while on exhibit. Like many other pythons she started to brood the eggs and in Copeia, volume 1935 this event seems to be discribed ( couldn't find this article however on-line
). Other early keepings of this species were at the San Diego Zoo in 1936 and St. Louis in the 1950s.
A report ( in Dutch ) about the breeding of several species ( in the article dealed with as being subspecies ) can be found here :
https://www.snakesociety.nl/jaargangen/1997/Litteratura Serpentium 17-6 nld 120-128 Even, Python curtus, ondersoorten, verzorging en kweek.pdf
to be continued...
for clarification, though, that "The Reptile Zoo" is located in Fountain Valley, California (Florida doesn't have many valleys
)
