BLOOD PYTHONS
or
Short Tailed Pythons
(Status of these pythons is uncertain)
by
John Fowler & Rachel Barnes
Short Tailed Python or Sumatran Red Blood Python Python curtus
(was Python curtus curtus)
Distribution:- Western Sumatra
Red Blood Python or Malaysian Blood Python Python brongersmai
(was Python curtus brongersmai)
Distribution:- Malay Peninsular (West Malaysia), Thailand, Sumatra , Bangka Island Lingga islands, Riau, and Pinang and other islands in the Straits of Malacca.
Comments:-Python brongersmai Normally grows up to approximately 2 metres (6ft) but is a very bulky snake - some sources report lengths up to 3 metres (10ft)