Black Headed Pythons

BHPs are found throughout the northern third of mainland Australia, but are not usually found in more arid regions preferring a little more humidity. They can reach up to 10ft in length females being larger than the males. BHPs are often found living in rocky outcrops, near to watercourses, also in hollows and down disused burrows where they can find shelter and moisture. The natural diet of BHPs consists mainly of a high proportion of reptiles and frogs, also small mammals and birds. Basically they eat just about anything that moves and this includes the highly venomous Desert Death Adder which occurs naturally in much of the BHPs habitat.

In Australia there are considered to be two forms of BHP. The eastern form is generally larger than the western form. The colours seem to be slightly different as well. The western BHPs are lighter in colour with a more creamy/white banding. It is likely that most of the European Specimens are now hybridised and the differences are not so clear cut.

MORPHS

Most of the work on BHP morphs has been pionered by a good friend of mine called Paul Harris. He was the first to breed Axanthics and hypomelanistics. More recently a line of stunning albino black heads has been bred by Piet Nuijten. All of these projects should prove to be interbreedable to produce ghosts, and sunglows etc, the only problem with these projects being their long term nature.