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Burmese Python
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Eats
Large size makes them capable of eating many different types of birds, mammals, amphibians, and reptiles. They can eat anything smaller than their widest part. Very large individuals can even eat pigs and deer!
Lives
Their native range is Northeastern India to Southern China, South to the Malay Peninsula and East Indies. They often can be found in dry forests, mountains, grasslands, jungles, swamps, marshes, and sometimes near human settlements.
Behavior
Noctural
Description
Burmese Pythons are large snakes with smooth scales in shades of brown, yellow, and tan, adorned with darker blotches for camouflage. They have sharp, backward-curving teeth and use constriction instead of venom, wrapping tightly around their prey to suffocate it. This makes them powerful hunters in the wild!
Did you Know?
Burmese pythons are one of the world's largest snake species.
How can I Help?
The biggest threat to Burmese Pythons in their native habitat is the pet trade. If you are thinking about getting a snake make sure you are getting them from an ethical breeder that does not wild capture. Currently, Burmese Pythons have become an invasive species in Florida, where they are decimating the Everglades and the native wildlife there. The best way to keep this form happening, is if you can no longer take care of your pet, find someone else, including different organizations that can take them. Releasing them into the wild can be severely harmful to native wildlife populations.
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