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* Contributions of Python related information (care sheets, factual wildlife info, links to Python web sites) will gladly be excepted. If you have Python information to share, e-mail: web site editor Home: Pythons are found in Africa, Southeast Asia, Australia, and the Indonesian Islands Habitat: Most pythons are terestrial however, some are arboreal. Most pythons prefer drier habitats, although some species occur in tropical rain forest. General Description (Genus): Large head that is set off from body. Heat sensitive labial pits that are within the labial scales. Patterned coloration. Size varies from approx. 3' to > 27'. Bodies vary from somewhat slender to very robust. Diet: Mostly mammals and birds; Some reptiles. Breeding: Pythons are egg layers. Some females brood their nests. Python vs Boa: Boas are ovoviviparous (Eggs inside females are surrounded by a membrane instead of a hard shell. They develope inside the female untill they hatch.) Pythons are oviparous (egg laying). In the Wild: Large Boas, Pythons, and Anacondas are all at least somewhat threatened due to habitat loss. Family Tree : All Living Creatures For more species info see these other web sites: NERD - Care Sheets for various species Maintenance Requirements - Borneo short tailed Python (Python curtus) Burmese Python - Python molurus bivittatus African Rock Python by EnchantedLearning.com Angolan Python - Cinncinatti Zoo Python Reticulatus by University of Michigan For more information |