With bright orange eyes, olive & black “camouflage” markings, and a name conjured from the darkest Indonesian jungle, the Borneo Bateater is a serpent of lore brought to life. A hybrid of Burmese and Reticulated pythons, the offspring are together variable and strange. A difficult cross to produce, many infertile clutches may be produced before you achieve this one!! In our experience, this fascinating hybrid possesses the alertness of a retic and general good nature of the Burmese, and has proven fertile when bred back to either species. The first Bateater ever brought to our attention was at Tom Crutchfield’s in FL many years back. This snake was supposedly an animal imported from the wild and caused quite a stir at the time! Bateaters may reproduce rarely in the wild if at all, in comparison to other boids. We look forward to someday producing Bateaters with more consistency so that others may come to enjoy them as we have!