1. The Green Python, Morelia viridis, in Indonesia
By Rico Walder, Signal Herpetoculture

2. Green Python Range Indonesia – Papua & West Papua Papua New Guinea
Australia

3. Tropical Southern Hemisphere Rainforests – Sea level to 6,000 + feet.

4. CITES Appendix II Protection Status
Indonesia – Protected but CBB F1+ allowed.
Papua New Guinea – Protected, no exports.
Australia – Protected, no exports.

5. Southern & Northern Populations Rawlings & Donnellan, 2003

6. Indonesian Captive History
Export of wild collected Green Pythons stopped in late 1970’s.
Protection for many species also found in Australia.
Early 1990’s limited exports
of “Farmed” Green Pythons.
1996 Terraria Indonesia
opened for business.
Vladimir on staff in 2000.

7. Terraria Indonesia

8. Terraria Indonesia

14. Adult Enclosures

16. Neonate Building

17. Neonates & Juveniles

18. Neonates & Juveniles

19. Neonates & Juveniles

20. Neonate care

21. Neonate care

22. Neonate care

23. Recordkeeping

24. Recordkeeping

25. Recordkeeping

26. Feeding

27. Feeding

28. Breeding Adults Wild collected specimens and captive bred at the farm.
Produce locality types and crosses.
All offspring to Bushmaster Reptiles, USA.

29. Aru

30. Aru

31. Aru

32. Aru

33. Aru

34. Aru

35. Aru

36. Merauke

37. Merauke

38. Merauke

39. Merauke

40. Sorong

41. Sorong

42. Sorong

43. Sorong?

44. Sorong?

45. Manokwari

46. Manokwari

47. Manokwari

48. Manokwari

49. Manokwari

50. Misool Island

51. Misool Island

52. Misool Island

53. Kofiau Island

54. Kofiau Island

55. Kofiau Island

56. Biak Island

57. Biak Island

58. Biak Island

59. Biak Island

60. Biak Island

61. Biak Island

62. Biak Island

63. Biak Island

64. Supiori Island

65. Supiori Island

66. Supiori Island

67. Numfor Island

68. Numfor Island

69. Yapen Island, Hill Area

70. Yapen Island, Hill Area

71. Yapen Island, Hill Area

72. Jayapura

73. Jayapura

74. Jayapura

75. Jayapura

76. Jayapura

77. Jayapura

78. Jayapura

79. Jayapura

80. Cyclop

81. Cyclop

82. Cyclop

83. Cyclop

84. Lereh

85. Lereh

86. Lereh

87. Arfak

88. Arfak

89. Arfak

90. Crosses Merauke x Cyclop

91. Aru x Biak

92. Aru x Biak

93. Merauke x Biak

94. Jayapura x Biak

95. Kofiau x Biak

96. Kofiau x Biak

97. Breeding

98. Breeding

99. Incubation

100. Incubation

101. Incubation

102. Incubation

103. Incubation

104. Incubation

105. Other Species

106. Other Species

107. Other Species

108. Other Species

109. Other Species

110. Other Species

111. Other Species

112. Other Species

113. Other Species

114. The last day.

115. Overview of Green Pythons, Morelia viridis
Range / Natural History
Protection status
Southern & Northern Populations
Locality “types”
History in Indo
Reproduction
Health issues