African rock pythons become dormant during the dry season which means the temporary reduction of metabolic activity to conserve energy during harsh climate.
African pythons can live up to one year after eating a big prey like an antelope or a crocodile. They mainly prey on large rodents, antelopes, monkeys, pigs, monitor lizards and crocodiles.
Like other pythons, the African python first coil around its prey and kill it by constriction.
It provides excellent camouflage against different habitats they prefer to live.
The long, heavy body of African rock pythons are patterned with dark blotches and markings.
This large snake inhabits in swamps, temperature grasslands and tropical forests of Western and Central Africa. They reach a maximum length of 7.5 meters and weigh up to 114 kg.
The non-venomous African rock python is Africa’s biggest snake.
They also eat birds and amphibians.Ĭredit of image : Yathin on Flickr CC BY SA 2.0 Interesting Facts About African Rock Python The diet of Indian pythons predominantly consists of rodents and other small mammals. After catching the prey, the giant Indian python will kill it by squeezing. Apart from this, they also have chemical receptors to spot the prey. They have heat sensing pits on upper and lower jaws to detect the prey at night.
Indian pythons typically hunt at night.
Being a solitary species, Indian pythons only come together during mating season.
This snake found the majority of their lifetime on the ground.
Indian pythons can climb trees easily and also experts at swimming.
These markings help the Indian pythons to camouflage against different backgrounds.
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The attractive skin of Indian pythons come in yellow, brown or cream in color with dark markings.
They inhabit in rainforests, woodlands, shrublands and marshes. This big snake can reach a maximum length of 6.4 meters and weigh up to 91 kg.
Indian python is a large, non-venomous, constrictor snake that found in South Asia.
Credit of image : By Pratik Jain, Own Work, CC BY SA 3.0 Interesting Facts About Indian Python
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