Comments on: New At The Museum: Identify The Species

By: Markoswan

Markoswan — Tue, 31 May 2011 04:06:48 +0000

Very obviously a coyote with mange.

By: Randyman

Randyman — Mon, 30 May 2011 04:39:57 +0000

Hey! Those are my pants!

By: Loren Coleman

Loren Coleman — Sat, 28 May 2011 03:18:16 +0000

But is the skin of a South African python (also called a Natal rock python; Python sebae natalensis) or the African rock python (Python sebae sebae)? The Natal rock python may be the "Bi-Coloured-Python-Rock-Snake" of Kipling's Just So Stories. It is intriguing that the African rock python's type locality given is "America" -- an obvious mistake. According to Loveridge (1936), no type locality was given. According to Stimson (1969), it was "Guiara, Brazil." Feral specimens of Python sebae natalensis have been identified in North America in Presque Isle/Erie, Pennsylvania, in August 1901 and the Florida Everglades in the 1990s. See Chad Arment's Boss Snakes for other possible appearances.

By: teamsasquatch

teamsasquatch — Sat, 28 May 2011 02:10:31 +0000

The Tsuchinoko?? Hah have a good weekend!

By: TimmyRyan65

TimmyRyan65 — Sat, 28 May 2011 01:45:50 +0000

Boa Constrictor?

By: Cryptoheros67

Cryptoheros67 — Sat, 28 May 2011 01:39:26 +0000

Looks like a Burmese Python to me. Python molurus bivittatus

By: hellkat111

hellkat111 — Sat, 28 May 2011 01:21:13 +0000

Looks like a reticulated python.

By: mystery_man

mystery_man — Sat, 28 May 2011 00:52:33 +0000

Oh right, species. boa constrictor. Yeah, the taxonomists were not having their most creative day when they named this one.

By: mystery_man

mystery_man — Sat, 28 May 2011 00:51:12 +0000

I’m fairly certain that that is from a common boa constrictor. I used to own one as a pet and I am pretty positive that is what this is. Please let me know if I’m right.

By: doc_panda13

doc_panda13 — Sat, 28 May 2011 00:21:34 +0000

Reticulated Python?