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Burmese Python |
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Burmese Pythons are found in a variety of habitats including rainforests, river valleys, woodlands, scrub lands, grassy marshes, and semi rocky foothills of the lower half of the Asian continent. They can grow to lengths of 7.6 m (25 ft) and can weigh as much as 137 kg (300 lbs).
They are solitary animals and mating is the only time that these snakes are commonly found in pairs. These snakes have very poor eyesight. To compensate for this, the species has a highly developed sense of smell, and heat pits within each scale along the upper lip, which sense the warmth of nearby prey. They kill prey by biting and constricting until the prey suffocates. Prey items are then swallowed whole. - Taken from Animal Diversity Web. |
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Burmese Pythons are expert swimmers, and can stay submerged without breathing for up to thirty minutes at a time. At the Zoo -
We have 1 Burmese Python at the Valley Zoo and she is 15ft in length. |
