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Two variants of the Python were made in small numbers by Colt. The first was the Colt Boa of 1985, a limited production .357 Magnum revolver, made for the Lew Horton Distributing Company in Massachusetts. It used a Python barrel mated to a [[Colt Trooper Mk III|Trooper Mk V]] frame. Six hundred 6-inch revolvers and 600 4-inch revolvers were made, of which 100 were matched sets. Though it resembles a Python visually, it is substantially different internally. The second was the stainless steel Colt Grizzly of 1994, another limited production .357 Magnum revolver. It used a Python barrel mated to a [[Colt King Cobra]] frame. 500 of these revolvers were manufactured, with 6-inch Magna-Ported barrels and smooth, unfluted cylinders. The ported barrel includes a bear footprint. Similar to the Grizzly was the Colt Kodiak, which was a [[Colt Anaconda]] with a Magna-Ported Barrel and an unfluted cylinder. Approximately 2000 Kodiaks were manufactured.
According to Colt historian, R.L. Wilson, Colt Pythons have been collected by [[Elvis Presley]] and various kings in the traditional sense: "H.M. (His Majesty) [[Hussein I]] of Jordan ordered a limited number of Pythons, in 4-inch and 6-inch barrels, as gifts to his selected friends. Casing and barrel were embossed with His Majesty's crest. The Python for [[King Juan Carlos]] of Spain bore his name in flush gold on the sideplate. Among other celebrated recipients: [[King Khalid]] and [[Prince Fahed]] (Saudi Arabia), [[King Hassan]] (Morocco), [[Sheik Zyed]] ([[United Arab Emirates]]), President [[Anwar Sadat]]
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