Animals - Nocturnal Trail
| Reticulated Python |
| Python reticulatus |
| Range: |
Southeastern
Asia, the Philippines, and the east Indies. |
| Habitat: |
Trees, in the
water and on land. |
| Diet: |
Warm blooded
prey; nesting birds and water fowl and small to medium mammals. At the zoo: large
mice. |
| Fun Facts: |
- The reticulated python is the largest of the
true pythons, and can reach lengths of 33 feet!
- They are not
venomous, but kill their prey
by constriction (like a boa constrictor)!
- The female deposits about a hundred or more
large eggs and remains with them until they hatch!
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