Savu Island Python

Description

The Savu Island Python is restricted to the island of Savu, a small island about 100 km west of Timor and around 400 km north west of Western Australia.

Savu Pythons are relatively small, reaching around 4 feet in length. Adult colouration is dark brown with black speckling and white eyes. Hatchlings are orange.

History

The Savu Island Python was first imported into the USA in 1993 and I was fortunate to see the first specimens during a trip to the US the same year. Later they became available in small numbers to the European market.

I recently obtained a small group from Crystal Palace Reptiles. They were bred by Mark Bell from the USA and my group includes a pair of the "Silver Savus" as well as some normal specimens. According to Mark, the Silver form is a simple recessive trait.