• Key Information

  • Pythons

  • Species
    39 in these genuses Antaresia, Apodora, Aspidites, Bothrochilus, Leiopython, Liasis, Malayopython, Morelia, Python, Simalia
  • Classification
    Reptilia > Squamata > Pythonoidae
  • Conservation Status
    Various
  • Weight
    Up to 350 lbs
  • Length
    2.5 ft to about 30 ft
  • Lifespan
    15 to 30 years
  • Habitat
    Many types of habitat
  • Learning Point
  • Pythons are snakes belonging to the Pythonoidae family, and include
  • Project
  • Draw a picture of a Python looking after its eggs.
  • Media
  • Location
  • Places (Greater)
    Africa, Asia and Australasia
  • Fun Facts
  • Unlike their close relatives the boas, pythons lay eggs.
  • The largest (or longest) pythons are the Reticulated Pythons which can grow up to 33 ft.
  • A python kills its pray by squeezing it. The prey animal tries to breathe, but the python squeezes to prevent it taking in air.
  • Most pythons seek shelter in tree branches or hollows, among reeds, in rocky outcrops, or in abandoned mammal burrows, with just two species known to dig their own burrows.