ACTIVITY PICS
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1st picture: young Indian python;
2nd picture: albino Indian python
Indian or Tiger Python
Scientific Name: Python molurus
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 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. The Indian python is similarly marked but altogether lighter in color.
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.
***For more details, please see Burmese Python.