Burmese Pythons

Burmese Pythons

Python molurus bivittatus

About the Burmese Pythons:

Burmese pythons can grow to a length of up to seven metres long.

Habitat and Distribution

Burmese pythons are found in rainforests in south-east Asia.

Snakes generally live on their own but in captivity can be kept with similar sized snakes. Burmese pythons lay up to 50 eggs into a tree hollow or scrape in the ground.  The females control the temperature of the eggs until they hatch.    

Conservation Status: Endangered

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