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This website is a window into the world of Morelia boeleni(The Boelen’s python) Ular hitam or Sanca bulan as it is also refereed to bye several indigenous tribes. I have created this site to share data and imagery of my 10 years old continues research with this mysterious species of python. I have been very fortunate to have several people allow me to display there images and data on my site. I do not claim to be an expert on Boelen’s pythons, but rather someone who is passionate about the future of these animals and the conservation efforts towards there survival in the wild and in captivity. I invite you to contact me with any questions or information you might have about these snakes.
Up until about four years ago M. boeleni was consideredto be quite a difficult species to work with and maintain in captivity. That is not to say they are not still. Rather we have had more frequent access to captive-hatched animals that tend to fair much better in a controlled captive environment then prior fresh imports as we have had to work with in the past. The frequency of Captive-hatched and true captive bred Boelen’s pythons(locally farm bred over seas) are becoming more available, which allows for increased research about a largely unknown species of python. Recently there have been advancements in the captive care and maintenance of M. boeleni which have proven quite helpful with captive animals . There is limited data concerning their native habitat, and there is virtually nothing known about their natural behavior in the wild or wild reproduction. My main areas of study is focused on problematic breeding issues and genetic differences among specific animals in different indigenous environments.Breeding Boelens pythons is still a process that has not yet been solved. There are so many factors that we still don’t understand concerning not just breeding Boelens pythons but a 100% accurate way to insure there survival in captivity from what we no know.
New laws controlling the number of specimens that can be exported and a ban on wild-caught animals have proven to be quite beneficial in helping preserve the species in there native habitat.
I would like to thank everyone who has allowed me to be a part of their Boelen’s endeavors by taking the time to speak with me and respond to my questions, comments, and concerns. I also would like to thank all of you who have allowed me to photograph your animals to use for my research and publications.