Many imported freckled pythons have damaged noses, as they actively push and rub their faces when confined in a cloth bag. Usually the resultant damage will heal without scarring, though, in the case of this snake, there were lasting scars. This is an adult male from Semau, a small island offshore from Kupang, Timor. Freckled pythons are sexually dimorphic in size, females are larger than males. The maximum length of this species exceeds nine feet.
Hatchlings are very dark brown in color.
The freckled python is found on the islands of Timor, Roti, and Semau, in Lesser Sundas Islands of Indonesia. Availability Several hundred freckled pythons are imported from Indonesia in most years. Indonesia did stop the export of this species in 1995, but has issued export permits for the species since 1996. Most captive specimens of freckled pythons are from Timor, very few are from Roti or Semau. In the U.S., most of the imported animals seem to go into the pet trade, and some are encountered at weekend reptile shows.