Blood Python at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom, 2009

[johnnyluvstacos]

Blood pythons actually aren't supposed to be that fat. That snake is overweight.

[bamboy1192]

my blood is about the same size and its a work out holding the thing

[khog286]

Neat. I noticed that this snake is especially thick despite it's relatively short length, especially noticable in the tail area where its diameter shrinks rapidly over a few inches. Is that common among blood pythons or is it likely this guy is just full of food?

[johnnyluvstacos]

extremely common. bloods are very terrestrial animals so they spend all their time on the ground and just wait for a meal to walk by

[Bleedinggoth39]

@khog286 they get 6 foot and yes thats normall i got a female blood python and she is as sweet as can be mine is now 5 foot 4 inches

[sk8terboy447]

@khog286 Yeah that is how Blood Pythons are. They get SUPER Fat. and its not full of blood lol its just there body. I have a Malaysian Red Blood Python and depending on sex they can reach 40 pounds easy and stay just under 5-6 Feet. Females get bigger then Males by far.

[khog286]

@sk8terboy447 learning is fun :D

[azemiopsfeae]

NICE borneo short-tail!!!!

[khog286]

thanks

[totalwombatfan]

Gorgeous!

[khog286]

Glad you liked it.

[mvskokee918]

awesomr breitensteini

[khog286]

Glad you liked it. They have a reptile hut nearby in the park but not many of the snakes are labeled so it seems best to just listen to the animal trainers.

[khog286]

Indeed, I'd never seen a snake like this before.