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GREEN TREE PYTHON

It is found in the extreme north of Australia, Papua, New Guinea, and the Solomon Islands.

Morelia viridis

Scientific name

Up to 1.70 m

Length

Up to 4 lb

Weight

SOME OF ITS CHARACTERISTICS

It is a non-poisonous snake with arboreal habits, which can reach 1.70 m and has a prehensile tail. As young they are bright yellow or brick red. It feeds mainly on rodents and even other reptiles, when they are young they can eat insects.

BLACK-TAILED PYTHON

It is found in Southeast Asia mainly in humid environments near rivers and swampy areas.

Python molurus

Scientific name

Up to 6 m

Length

Up to 187  lb

Weight

SOME OF ITS CHARACTERISTICS

Large snake, with aggliphoid teeth, it can measure up to 6 meters and weigh 85 kg. Their skin is cream or light brown in color, and has rectangular designs or patterns of a dark hue. It kills its prey by constriction since it does not have poison. Young pythons feed on rodents and baby birds, adult pythons feed on small crocodiles, monkeys, ruminants, and pigs, although they more frequently consume rodents (rats).

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