Talk:Burmese python

message: Since there is no evidence that the keeping of Burmese pythons outside of Florida has ever represented a problem, I have changed 'captive breeding in the Americas' to 'importation and keeping in Florida'.  Obviously, captive breeding is not primarily responsible for the problem, since the majority of the Burmese in the Everglades are believed to come from a warehouse holding imported individuals.  (Applying logic makes this obvious--hundreds of snakes released all at once in a single area is much more likely to produce a breeding population than the occasional escaped or released pet).  Laying the blame at the door of breeders does not match the known facts (Everglades Burmese show no signs of the mutant genes that breeders select for), and is not a neutral statement, given the current politics-driven attacks against the reptile industry.
Winged_Wolf (talk) 12:28, 19 May 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Improved Neutrality

message: I have also changed the information the Burmese pythons brumate, to specify that Indian pythons brumate, and that it is unclear whether Burmese pythons are capable of doing so.  I provided a reference to a scientific study of how Burmese pythons act in cold weather.  (In my opinion, if something is wrong with a Wikipedia article, don't just complain about it and leave it that way--correct it, and support your corrections).
Winged_Wolf (talk) 12:40, 19 May 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Difference Between Burmese and Indian Python

message: Is this snake diurnal or nocturnal? I find both in the article, as well as in a web search. I think the "diurnal" sentence is probably wrong, though, since it reads "Burmese python is diurnal, equally at home on the ground and in trees." I have deleted it. --Hcethatsme 23:44, 6 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Diurnal or Nocturnal?

message: While it's acknowleged early in the article that this is not a species, but a subspecies of the Indian Python, later on I can see "As an introduced species" and "In Hong Kong, it is a protected species under Wild Animals Protection Ordinance Cap 170" – I don't think there's a concept of introduced subspecies, and subspecies protection too is unusual; but if these are references to the species Python molurus they should be on the Indian Python article. This said, do subspecies really deserve their own articles? Since they only represent the geographical variation of species, most of the information (likely 90+ %) will be overlapping with that of the nominate form, and therefore the bulk of subspecies articles' content are bound to be repetitions of species articles. --Anshelm '77 17:25, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: If there is enough information about a subspecies, it can warrant its own article.  Considering that the Indian Python was/is a CITES 1 animal for many years...the most commonly available subspecies were those from Burma and Sri Lanka (although Ceylonese are far rarer).  Some information may be repeated, but in the case of Indian vs Burmese pythons, the two are different enough in many ways that each rates its own article.  As you pointed out, the Burmese grows much larger than its parent species.  Its large size and availability have also made it somewhat of a nuisance in certain areas where they've been released (notably in South Florida).  You will find more printed material on Burmese than Indians and on Indians than Ceylonese.--Mike Searson (talk) 05:51, 27 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Not a species 

message: The fourth picture down on the right titled "Burmese Python in India." appears to be an Indian Python rather than a Burmese.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Steve Ray (talk • contribs) 05:55, 16 September 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Picture 

message: I find the line, "People who grow tired of their pythons have been known to release their pets into the wild rather than have them euthanised" terribly offensive. While this IS an option, it's not the best option. I can't say I know anyone that would do this to their dog or cat. They'd "re-home" them, right? Why is it different for a reptile? 
As of August 1st, I'm changing this line. Removing the incorrect spelling of "euthanize" & adding "re-homed" or something of the sort. 
It just really rubbed me the wrong way. Quietpopcorn (talk) 22:46, 1 August 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Um, I didn't edit any comments. And, with the growing popularity of Craigslist, I feel that "re-home" is very acceptable. Yes, euthanizing is an option, but as you can see by my first comment, it's a terrible option. But if you think it's a good option, we should add it to the wiki pages for dogs, cats, birds, fish, pot bellied pigs, horses & all the other domestic animals. Quietpopcorn (talk) 16:11, 15 September 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Questionable content 

message: Hello! This article has several fatal errors! Please improve the following points: 
*1.	This Python not only occurs in rainforest areas. There are many more (mentions in the article a bit below)!
*2.	2. In nature the average length of Python molurus bivittatus is 3,7 meters. M. A. Smith: Reptilia and Amphibia, Vol. III, Serpentes. In: The Fauna of British India, Ceylon and Burma, including the whole of the Indo-Chinese Sub-Region. Tailor and Frances, Ltd., London 1943, S. 102-109 S. M. Campden-Main: A field guide to the snakes of South Vietnam. City of Washington 1970, S. 8-9. Specimen of more than 4 meters are uncommonH. Saint Girons: Les serpents du Cambodge. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Série A 1972, S. 40-41., such of 5 Meters are rare J. Deuve: Serpents du Laos. Mémoire O.R.S.T.O.M. Nr. 39, Paris 1970, S. 61-62, 65-66. and such toward 6 Meters – like a specimen form Cooch Behar with 5,8 meters F. Wall: A popular treatise on the common Indian snakes – The Indian Python. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society Band 21, 1912, S. 447–476; online ab S. 419. – are very rare! There are several measurements from the past of more than 7 meters. But those were with the utmost probability exaggerations, stretched skins or confusion between Python molurus bivittatus and Python reticulatus. At the other hand there exist dwarf forms on Java, Bali and Sulawesi. At Bali they reach an average length of 2 metersJ. L. McKay: A field guide to the amphibians and reptiles of Bali. Krieger Publishing Company 2006, ,  S. 13, 14, 18, 86. and on Sulawesi they get not longer than 2,5 MetersR. de Lang, G. Vogel: The snakes of Sulawesi: A field guide to the land snakes of Sulawesi with identification keys. Frankfurt Contributions to Natural History Band 25, Edition Chimaira 2005, , S. 23-27, 198-201.!
*3.	The values of the Guinness Book about „Baby“ are doubted by several herpetologists!  Especially the length of this specimen was just about 6,5 Meters!
*4.	Please use the following PublicationD. G. Barker, T. M. Barker: The Distribution of the Burmese Python, Python molurus bivittatus. (Zusammenstellung aus diversen Publikationen sowie Stellungnahmen von Experten), Bulletin of the Chicago Herpetological Society Band 43, Heft 3, 2008, S. 33-38; online, pdf. (or this File:Natural Range of Python molurus6.jpg ) for mentioning all countries where this snake lives!
*5.	„The pattern is similar in colour, but different in actual pattern to the African Rock Python (Python sebae), sometimes resulting in confusion of the two species outside of their natural habitats. Some of them are found on the border with India and Burma.“ Which species are found on this border? There are no cases where Python sebae and Python molurus overlap! But in northern India, Nepal, Bangladesh and probably also in northern Burma there are some interference areas between Python molurus molurus and Python molurus bivittatus.
*6.	„Larger snakes often save energy by swallowing small, easily-managed prey animals live, without constricting them first.“ This is absolutely nonsense and should be deleted immediately!
*7.	There is a photograph called „Burmese Python in India“. This is not a Python molurus bivittatus shown in this picture as already mentioned by an other visitor– it’s a Python molurus molurus! Python molurus bivittatus occurs in India – that's correct, but Burmese Pythons of India look like other Python molurus bivittatus, too. Not like an Indian Python. Please delete this picture immediately!
Please visit the German article of this Python:  There are many useful pictures and links to original sources. Good luck with this article and thanks for the improvements! 
80.218.203.225 (talk) 15:03, 20 October 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Hi Mokele! Thank you very much for your help! 80.218.203.225 (talk) 22:51, 27 November 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Improvement needed - urgently! 

message: "popularity"
"popular"
"attractive colour"
"apparently easy-going nature"
"reputation for docility"
"captive-bred for colour, pattern, and more recently size"
"albino form is especially popular"
" "labyrinth" specimens" 
and more.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ocdnctx (talk • contribs) 12:31, 20 August 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: None of these are factually incorrect.  "Popularity" is an empirically observable phenomenon about the prevalence of the species in the pet trade relative to similar snakes.  "Attractive", while a value judgement, can also be assessed empirically in that people purchase "morphs" more than "regulars" even though there is no difference beyond color.  The phrases relating to their nature are similarly accurate, as I can personally attest to, especially when compared to other python species that have a more "high-strung" disposition.  "Labyrinth" is simply the name of a morph, and the statement about their captive breeding is simply a statement of fact. HCA (talk) 22:19, 20 August 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  ad copy language in article  

message: The article should be retitled “Burmese python” (lowercase p), to agree with standard rules of capitalization, namely that common names of individual species (or subspecies) are not capitalized.--Solomonfromfinland (talk) 10:41, 19 May 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: I concur, and will attempt a page move to reflect this.  KDS4444Talk 07:43, 28 November 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Capitalization 

message: Please note that a new page on the Dwarf Burmese Python had recently been created. Editors may wish to assess whether that page is best left standing alone, or whether its contents woukld be more effective if merged into this page. Nick Moyes (talk) 08:49, 19 July 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Dwarf Burmese Python 

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message: 2009. "Florida: Reptile Species Ban Considered." New York Times, August 06. 17. Academic Search Alumni Edition, EBSCOhost (accessed May 2, 2018).
Walters, T. M., Mazzotti, F. J., & Fitz, H. C. (2016). Habitat selection by the invasive species burmese python in Southern Florida. Journal of Herpetology, 50(1), 50-56.
Mazzotti, F. J., Rochford, M., Vinci, J., Jeffery, B. M., Eckles, J. K., Dove, C., & Sommers, K. P. (2016). Implications of the 2013 Python Challenge® for Ecology and Management of Python molorus bivittatus (Burmese Python) in Florida. Southeastern Naturalist, 15(sp8), 63-74.
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thread_title:  bibliography for invasiveness extension  

message: A 19 foot specimen was discovered in the wild in the US State of Florida. https://www.npr.org/2023/07/13/1187497592/record-breaking-burmese-python-longest-florida 2600:100E:B090:ACBA:A4FE:B8D9:EDB3:2D3B (talk) 04:51, 14 July 2023 (UTC)
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