Spread
Southeast Asia, the Philippines and Indonesia. Python flowers have the widest distribution of all species of Python.

Status in the wild
Spread very spacious but the numbers are reduced, because of exploitation for skins and meat. In 2002 exports amounted to 437 500 this snake skin
Bad reality shows legally easier to move the snake dead than alive.

Description
Python Flower-shaped slim for its size and grow with the circumference of a muscular body that tends to remain rounded than the other pembelit flattened like a snake. Giant Python is very diverse, with a net or a chain motif with silver base color (gray) or silver chocolate. Motif back is typical of the basic color of this snake and the striped edge of the black and yellow, orange or brown. The spots on the bright side of his body. Her whole body color reflects the "hologram" (like rainbow).

Python Flower newly captured from the wild tend to (wild-caught - RED) into an animal is very nervous (fear) and will survive a bite to try to escape from our grip and fled. But the farm (captive-breed - RED) is usually quiet and even docile, intelligent animals who like to interact when the keeper made it so. This species is a good choice that can give a very big difference in the experience of maintaining a snake.

Size

Newly hatched snakes have a length of approximately 60cm. Adult size (already can marry), Females more about 3.3m, 2.3m male. Size ever recorded about 33 feet (11meter) and weighs 300 pounds (150 kg) more.

Living Age
Python Flower can live 30 years or more in captivity.

Color Mutations
The color and motif includes a T-albino, T + albino, Tiger, Super Tiger, Albino Tiger, etc..

Maintenance Guidelines

Difficulty Level
Mahir - previous owner must have experience with larger snakes and to adjust or get used ("comfortable") with treatment and handling. Not suitable as a snake for beginners. Python Flowers usually adjust to the treatment of their owners. If maintained by the owner who already know they will behave well and a large python and benign.
A little extra from some references, Python Flower wild catches are usually benign although, sometimes become vicious and attack because keget, or sometimes for no apparent reason.

Cage
Sometimes it can be simple or complex depending on the ability to guard it. Remember that the more goods are placed in confinement, semikin many items that should be in the clear. Very little choice for the selection of cages for Python Flower who was a child, such as plastic box where clothes, melamine shelves, and plastic cages that many reptiles are sold on the market. Glass aquarium from adequate for smaller animals. Keep in mind that closing the cage can sometimes cause difficulties to regulate humidity levels.

Python Flower newly hatched seem to fit in a small cage, too. A small snake in a big cage can be stressful. For a large snake, the cage must have at least half of the snake panajng. The longer the better. And also choose the width because Python Flowers need a floor width. All cages must have a hot spot in a corner, and place the cooler in the opposite corner. Regardless of age of the snake, Python Flower very strong then have to put in a strong cage and a strong lock. Cage is good (strong and comfortable for the snake) will be needed, so the cage must be taken into consideration in maintaining a giant snake.

Base
Just a little pad that works well. Newspaper is the cheapest and easiest to clean: throw the old one and replace with new. Cypress mulch is good for controlling humidity, but remember that too high humidity can interfere with health, as well as if it's too low humidity. Never use Cedar because of the base containing deadly to reptiles.

Temperature and Heating
Provide you with Flower Python snake sunning point 88-92 F (31-33 C) and ambient temperature 78-80 F (25.5-26.6 C) (temperature should not be down to less than 75 oF-24 C). It is important to know the temperature in the cage, and do not guess. What good is using a digital thermometer outside / inside. Place the thermometer in the cage, and the other outside the cage. So you can know the temperature outside and inside at the same time.

There are several ways to warm the cage: heating pad from under the cage, ceramic heater, lamp "sun" (lamp is placed at an angle to the sun, good lighting for day and night light). When using a bulb or ceramic should pay attention to humidity in the cage, especially when using a cage with the lid up, because the heater or cage with a lid on both makes moisture disappear very quickly. Use thermostats, rheostats, and / or timers to control the heat source. Do not use heating rocks at the snake because it was too small for the surface and can cause serious burns.

Humidity
Provide moisture suitable for Python Flower is very important to ensure a healthy environment and help when the molting process, but as spelled out earlier, the humidity is too high can be the same problem as when too little. To create a humidity level of 50% - 60%, we have several options.
1. Use cypress mulch or a similar material that can moisturize. Cypress is very nice to use, its features, light brown color when dry and become darker when wet, so we know when we need to be wet again.
2. Make a box humidity for the snake. Using a plastic container with a smaller size of the cage and fit when placed inside the cage, which is filled with moss sphagum (squeeze the moisture is to know the size), scissors, plastic container on top of the lid or the side of the plastic container. Put the snake in a cage so the snake can go into it when the snake wants it.

It must be remembered, when we have a cage with a perforated top cover, open from above, or the like, it's good we close it with plastic, a towel or something that can hold moisture so as not to lose. Also must maintain the temperature as warm air can hold more moisture than cold air. We must create a humid cage, not wet. Wet cages can cause both infections caused by bacteria or fungi, and of course ultimately to death.

Exposure
Intake (granting) the light is not required on this type, but when used should be 12/12 cycle, meaning 12 hours and 12 hours off the flame. When continuously, can cause stress to the snake, let alone this type include nocturnal (active at night).

Water
Always replace the water with clean water for your Flower Python snake, as they have a tendency to drink very much. The size of the drinking water is up to you. When large enough to soak, then sooner or later, the snake will seem happy to soak from time to time. Make sure that the drink is not too deep for the animals that are still small. Many snakes will dispose of feces in the water, so-Always be prepared to clean it, to replace water disinfectants and whenever required. Often times we need to provide a place to drink a backup, so there is a substitute place to drink when the other was cleaned.

Accessories
One cage accessory that allows you to make Flowers Python remain happy is a good hiding place ... or perhaps a pair of the hideout. Snakes are sensitive, intelligent snakes that recognize and use the hideout. Provide the two hot spots and cold from the cage, so the snake can hide well in hot or cold place, and snakes are not confused to choose between temperature and security. Flower pots from clay or plastic, or harborage of animals sold in stores all may be used. For Python Flowers larger, put dark paper on all the cages are an easy way to make us feel safer snake. Whatever the accessories drink bottles Sosro ... hehehee ... .. becanda kok mas-mas and mba-mba, so make sure any accessories not compromise the security of our snakes.

Feeding
Give your snake eating rodent whose size is adjusted by a snake every week. Python Flower Babies should be given the adult mice, or rats (rat) are still not able to walk (the course was still crawling). When the size reaches 3 feet (± 1 m) Python Flower big enough to eat the white mouse (rat) newly weaned. After a long 4 feet (± 1.3 m) of this snake has been able to eat the white mouse (rat) that have been mature. Do not lift your snake at least 1 day after meals, because it can cause vomiting snake. A little extra from the translator, whatever food we give our snakes, it is better to feed snakes with animals that have been shut down in advance to avoid "accidents" in which food can injure a snake snake us. After death we just toss in front of our faces snake. With a record of our snakes are not picky about food.

Most Python Flowers have a "feeding response" or feeding response (response when given food) is strong and generally easy to replace the food with the animals frozen / thawed or animals that have been turned off. Never leave the surviving rodents with snakes unattended. Feeding at least 1 time every 10 days, especially in Python Flower young. This is useful for controlling the growth of a snake, keep in mind that rarely makes feeding your hungry snake and make it "nervous" looking for food, so eat more robust response for interacting with people who hold them. Instead of eating that too often around 1-2 times a week triggered a rapid growth, so be wise to think about how much we expect our snake at a certain time period.

Python Flower is the type of snake that is very important to build her eating habits to be safe when held, where this snake is pembelit a very strong and should be considered and taken into account when you're hungry. Do not ever hold another animal and then holding the snake, you can think of snakes as food. When the snake reached the size of 6 feet (2 m) is wise to feed the snake by putting a dead animal into the cage and let the snake to find it yourself, because this will foster the search of food gently.

The more we grow the snake, the longer we also have to feed an increasingly large as well, such as for example a large rabbit and others. We need to look for and find a place to buy food for our first snake, because it is extremely beneficial in maintaining Python Flower, related to budget and schedule we eat snakes. Contact other snake keepers or members of the association reptile lovers where you are to help show the right place. Flowers feed the huge Python is not always cheap and this expenditure must be considered before choosing to preserve this species.

Maintenance
Clean the snake cage when needed, especially during bowel movements or bladder CHAPTER good, or prey are not eaten, clean immediately. Clean and germ Basmin both cage and drinking places, for places should drink at least once every 1 week and when needed. Depending on cage conditions, remove all mats and equipment and accessories kandan and destroy germs using 5% bleach solution every 1 months. Wash all utensils clean and dry before returning to put into the cage.

Description Breeding Base
NOTE: before attempting menternakan your snake, you must know with certainty the sex of your snake. NEVER put two males who've grown into the same cage, because they will fight and injure each other or kill each other!

Python Flower reach sexually maturity since the age of 18 wrap up to 4 years. Size for mating about 7-9 feet (2.5 m - 3 m) for male and 11 feet (about 4 m) for females. Breeding season in captivity typically from November to March. Stop feeding at this time. Snakes should be formed and in tip top condition before trying to mate. For the mating process can be stimulated with a lower frequency / period of just 8-10 hours of light into it and lower the temperature at night to about 75o F (24o C). Introduce the female into the male cage. Wetting (moisten) the two snakes with water to stimulate the snake to want to marry. Females are generally replace the skin on day 14 + after ovulation (mating), the eggs between days 34-49 (median day 38) after changing the skin because the process of ovulation (mating). Eggs are removed between 10-80 eggs. With an incubation temperature of 88-90 F (31-32222 C) (optimum temperature), these eggs hatch around day 88.

Note / Comments
Flower is the king snake Python pelilit. The size and strength they are among the largest in the world of snakes, and her beauty there is no match between the giant snakes. Python Flower is not the type of snake to 'everyone', they need dedikasih keepers and experienced a growing and has the experience necessary to properly care for this snake. Noting the hunting instinct of the Python Flower was amazing where few other species like this. Before choosing this powerful giant snake, first MUST have previous experience of handling large snakes, although to be selected is a benign CB baby who can have a strong feeding response. Python Flower has an amazing challenge for an experienced keeper who was ready for "the greatest of them all".