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This page is indexed on our home page under Aspect: 8. Links - Species Specific and the Section: Snakes: Pythons

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This page contains a selection of the best links found on the reptile species: Black Python or Boelen’s python (Morelia boeleni). The navigation table on the top left will take you directly to the defined topics, such as  Natural Habitat, Captive care, Breeders, Pictures, More information, Other information and Taxonomy.

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A brief snippet about Black \ Boelen’s python

A brief introduction to the species will be inserted here ..... coming soon! In the interim we have a number of links on the species, listed on this page.

Hunted and hounded, rare Boelen's python slithers to extinction Features - April 03, 2001 By Bayu Dwi Mardana Kusuma
JAKARTA (JP): In terms of survival, Boelen's python has the odds stacked against it. For one, its gorgeous coloring makes it a favorite of snake and reptile collectors the world over. Second, it fares poorly in captivity, outside the cool climes of its natural Irian Jaya habitat.

Boelen's Python (Morelia boeleni) A non-venomous snake that is on average 6-8 feet in length, the coloration of this species is striking. The upper part of the snake is a shiny black with a purple-blue iridescence. It has white, diagonal markings on the lower part of its body which cover the first third of the snake, white "bars" on its lips. Endemic to New Guinea (it's found only there), Boelen's python lives in the mid-montane rainforests of PNG and seems to favor humidity and low light - almost nothing is known of its activities in the wild.

Scientific name: Morelia boeleni Common name: Boelen's Python, Black Python Range: Papua New Guinea and Eastern Irian Jaya This site is here for one primary reason, to show case my collection and generate sales. With that said, I am going to go into detail on the history of the Boelen's python market and briefly explain, with facts, why our baby Boelen's are like no other in the industry. I say our and we, meaning my partner in this project, Jason Baylin.

Morelia boeleni is found throughout Papua New Guinea in cloud forests with elevations of 5500-7000 feet. It is a difficult python to maintain in captivity. We have been working with New Guinea yellow banded Boelens pythons for six years, and we have had some very rewarding experiences with these difficult animals.

Photos on this page are contributed by visitors to this site. If you have a good quality photo of this animal, feel free to submit it using the link above. Your photos help to educate others about this animal.

Boelen's pythons have long been an aspiration for me, since I saw my first one around 1973. It was a very large one on exhibit at the San Antonio Zoo, under the care of Joe Laszlo. I finally acquired a pair in February, 2000.
They are a sizeable snake, attaining lengths of 15' or more. As neonates they are mostly red. Then they become red and yellow. As they age and grow, the color changes to black and yellow (or white.)

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