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Burmese Python
Scientific Name: Python molurus bivittatus
Subfamily: Pythoninae
Length: 5meters (16.6ft)
Description There are two well documented subspecies, the light phase Indian python, Python molurus molurus, and the dark phase Indian or Burmese python, Python molurus bivittatus. The Burmese Python is mainly the dark colored Burmese race of the Indian Python. The Burmese race is the one most often available. It gets fat at a rate more then it gets long. The color is rich bronze brown, marked with a network of broad cream and buff bands.
Range India, Ceylon, Burma, Malaysia, Indonesia.
Habitat and Habits Forested areas, particularly near water. Mainly nocturnal; they are good climbers and swimmers and become remarkably tame in captivity.
Housing A roomy terrarium furnished with climbing branches and a large water bath. Substrate of large grade shingle, newspaper or shaped concrete. They need good washing down and drainage facilities.
Heating and Lighting Fluorescent lighting, high humidity lights are very ideal. Temperatures ranges at 25-30°C.
Feeding Young specimens: mice, day old chicks; large specimens: rats or small chickens; very large specimens: dead rabbits or large chickens.
Sex Differences Males have more pronounced spurs than females.
Breeding Mating appears to be stimulated by a decrease in light and thus takes place in the winter. Afterwards the female will lay eggs within about 3 months. A clutch may consist of 50 eggs. Here she remains curled around the eggs until they start to hatch about 70days later.