Python Skin 

• Scientific name is python brongersmai
• Common name is short-tail python, due to it's shorter length
• Short-tail python skin has is half the length of most other python species, has more body and tapers less towards the ends
• Python skin is native to Southeast Asia
• Python skin is both farmed and wild-caught by hunters for the meat. The skin is a byproduct.
• The approximate average size and thickness of these python skins are:
• 29 cm at the center (widest point)
• 14.5 cm at the ends (narrowest point)
• 1.5 m long
• 0,6 mm thickness
• Back cut, meaning wide scales down the center
• Bleached, meaning natural diamond-shaped markings are not showing as they have been bleached out, so the skin is one solid color
• The matte finish on a python skin leaves it soft and supple
• Python skin is most commonly used for footwear, garments, handbags and interiors
• Each python skin can yield any of the following panel sizes:
• 27 cm wide x 28 cm long
• 26 cm wide x 36 cm long
• 24 cm wide x 46 cm long
• 23 cm wide x 66 cm long
• 22 cm wide x 82 cm long
• 20 cm wide x 92 cm long
• 19 cm wide x 107 cm long
• 18 cm wide x 115 cm long
• 17 cm wide x 15 cm long
• 15 cm wide x 133 cm long
• 14 cm wide x 150 cm long