BALL PYTHON
- animalsinfofitcpfk
- Apr 21, 2021
- 1 min read
Common Name: Ball Python
Scientific Name: Python regius
Class: Reptiles
Diet: Carnivore
Size: At birth, they usually from 25 to 43 centimeters in length and grow to 1 to 1.5 meters as adults. There are some reports of ball pythons found in the wild at 1.83 meters in length.
Average Lifespan: 20-30 years
Origin: West Africa
Conservation Status: Least concern (IUCN, 2010)
Physical Description
The Ball Python are usually light and dark brown in color and had small round pattern on their body like the shape of a ball.
The belly is generally ivory white.
Adult female ball pythons are larger than adult males but their male have a longer tail than a female.
Adult females also have longer jaws than their male.
Habitat
Savanna and grassland
Did You Know?
The smallest of all African Python.
The name 'ball python'- tendency to curl into a ball when stressed of frightened.
Called by 'royal python' based on the story that Cleopatra wore the snake around her wrist.
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