A python is a large, muscular non-poisonous snake that belongs to the constrictor family.
Constrictor
Pythons are in the family of constrictors. They use their teeth to grab their prey, then quickly coils around its body. The python squeezes just long enough to suffocate its victim, then unhinges its jaw and slowly, through rhythmic muscular contractions, begins to swallow the prey whole.San Diego Zoo: Pythons
Species
Python Territories
- Africa
- The tropics south of the Sahara Desert (excluding southwestern Madagascar)
- Pakistan
- India
- Sri Lanka
- Nicobar Islands
- Myanmar
- Southern China
- Hong Kong
- Indonesia
- Philippines
References
Fast Facts
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Lifespan
35 years
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Weight
250 pounds
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Length
33 feet
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One of the largest snakes in the world next to the boa constrictor and anaconda
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Lays 15 to 100 eggs
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Ball pythons are a good starter pet
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Pythons have more bone in their heads than boa constrictors
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Pythons are ambush hunters
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Constrictors have a special air tube in the bottom of their mouths so they can breathe while swallowing their prey
