General Characteristics

Head to body Length : 21 feet (6.4 m)

Tail Length : 250-330 mm

Height : 2 meters

Weight : 200 pounds (91 kg)

Description : 

The Burmese python, Python  is a light yellowish cream with a series of brown elongated rectangular blotches edged with black. There is a lance-shaped mark on the head and neck. There are a number of facial pits, which are sensitive to changes in temperature and allow the python to locate warm-blooded prey hiding in concealed areas.

Range - Burmese Python is also known as the Indian Python and is found in South and South East Asia.

Habitat -  They live in woodlands, swamps, marshes, grasslands, river valleys, rocky foothills and open jungle.

Diet - They eat mammals birds, trapping and constricting prey as large as a deer.

Status -  Now Burmese Python's population has been seriously affected.

Reason for the status - This is because of habitat destruction. 

What type of animal is it -  Carnivore 

Gestation : 100 - 150 days

Longevity : 20 - 30 years

  Albino Burmese Python In a  Reptile exhibit in Florida Everglades

 Burmese Python in a reptile exhibit in Florida Everglades