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  Burmese Python
Python molarus has three subspeices, the Burmese python Python molurus bivittatus, the Indian python Python molurus molurus and the Ceylon python Python molurus pimbura.
Sometimes known as the Indian rock python or Burmese rock python, this species of large, heavy bodied snake can be found throughout most of India, parts of Southeast Asia and in Southern China.
Burmese pythons do best with a temperature gradient of 80 - 90 F. A comfortable place to sleep should be provided at both ends of the temperature gradient.
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Widespread throughout their range but diminishing in population density, Burmese pythons are extensively exploited in the skin trade and large numbers are slaughtered for their meat and hides.
Wild caught Burmese pythons typically do not make good pets, as they retain a defensive nature and are much more prone to biting than their captive bred counterparts.
Burmese pythons are extremely susceptible to respiratory infections caused by improper temperatures.
www.newenglandreptile.com /CareBurm.html   (2202 words)

  
 Burmese Python   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
Like many Pythons, the Burmese Python has two small spurs near its tail that are the remains of prehistoric legs.
Nonvenomous, the Burmese python mainly lives on the ground, but is a good swimmer and climber.
Burmese pythons ambush prey by waiting in trees or by water holes; it seldom pursues prey actively.
www.fortheanimals.com /menu2/reptiles/ed_python.htm   (691 words)

  
 Reptiles: Burmese python
Burmese pythons are good climbers and have prehensile tails, so are equally at home on the ground and in trees.
Physical characteristics: The Burmese python is the largest subspecies of the Indian Python and one of the 6 biggest snakes in the world.
The body of a Burmese python is long and thin and has large, reddish blotches outlined in cream or gold.
www.colszoo.org /animalareas/reptiles/python.html   (652 words)

  
 Burmese Python Information Page
Burmese Python originate from Burma, Vietnam and Thailand, although nowadays virtually every Burmese in the pet trade is captive bred, a true herpetucultural success story.
So many baby burmese are produced every year across north America, no one in their right mind would bother importing burmese pythons from the wild arguably the closest we can come to calling a species of snake, domesticated.
Burmese Pythons come in a staggering array of color and pattern mutations prices range from about $75 dollars for a normally colored and pattern baby to several thousand dollars for the latest mutation.
www.a1pythons.com /burmese.html   (250 words)

  
 Burmese Python: WhoZoo
Burmese pythons are one of the six biggest kinds of snakes in the world.
Pythons are able to smell with the aid of the "Jacobson's organ in the roof of the mouth." They dart their tongues in and out of their mouths to obtain gases from the air.
When Burmese pythons are out looking for food, they usually first bask in the morning sun so that they will get warm enough to be able to move around and search for food.
www.whozoo.org /students/stamoo/pythonhtml.html   (1079 words)

  
 Burmese Python Morphs
While Burmese pythons are fairly easy to care for in captivity, their sheer strength and size make them unsuitable for beginner keepers.
One cage accessory that is beneficial to keeping a happy Burmese python is a good hide box...maybe even a couple of them, especially for juveniles of this species which tend to be more defensive and sensitive than tame adults.
Most Burmese pythons have a terrific feeding response and are generally pretty easy to convert to frozen/thawed or pre-killed rodents.
www.exoticreps.co.uk /care.htm   (2191 words)

  
 Reptiles and Amphibians » Snakes » Python - Burmese Main Page
Burmese Pythons find their prey using their excellent sense of smell along with the heat sensors along their upper lips.
Burmese Pythons are capable of producing a huge amount of feces and urine and the enclosure should be cleaned often.
The Burmese Python should be kept at a temperature of about 85 degrees Fahrenheit during the day, and between 75 and 80 degrees at night.
www.centralpets.com /animals/reptiles/snakes/snk2852.html   (741 words)

  
 Burmese Python - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Burmese Python (Python molurus bivittatus) is a very large python native to southern Asia, and common in the exotic pet trade.
A Burmese Python at Serpent Safari Park in Gurnee, Illinois, USA holds the record for heaviest living snake, with a weight of 182.76 kg (403 lb) at a length of 8.23 m (27 ft) as of 2005.
Burmese Pythons are often sold as pets, and are made popular by their attractive color and apparently easy-going nature.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Burmese_python   (986 words)

  
 Burmese Python (via CobWeb/3.1 pl2.cs.utk.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
While Burmese are being captive bred in the U.S. and Europe, native populations are considered to be "threatened" and are listed on Appendix II of CITES (Convention on International Trade of Endangered Species).
While Burmese (most of whom are bottomless pits when it comes to putting down food) will often gladly eat prey that is too large for their size, they will generally regurgitate the prey item one or more days later--not a pretty sight.
In the case of the unfortunate Canadian snake owner who was killed, his python was not very big, but a) the owner was highly intoxicated at the time, b) the snake was in shed and its eyes were fully opaque and c) the snake was known to be temperamental in general.
www.anapsid.org.cob-web.org:8888 /burm.html   (3056 words)

  
 Burmese Python - Paw-Talk Pets Forum
The Burmese python is the largest subspecies of the Indian python.
The Burmese python is uniformly pale tan, yellow-brown or gray with reddish-brown blotches outlined in cream or gold.
Carnivorous, the Burmese python feeds on small mammals (though larger snakes have been known to kill and swallow pigs, goats and small deer), birds, reptiles and fish.
www.paw-talk.net /forums/showthread.php?t=7896   (576 words)

  
 Python
Although the python found in Lindenhurst was not a venomous snake, Gross said it still posed a danger, especially to small children.
On one of the first clear sunny days of spring, a Burmese python showed up at a Lindenhurst family park and promptly showed itself to be a bad playmate when it hunkered down to eat a duck it had squeezed to death.
The constrictor python is not poisonous but could kill a child or even an adult if it got hold of a person's neck, Gross said.
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 San Diego Zoo's Animal Bytes: Python
Because reticulated pythons, boa constrictors, and anacondas are some of the biggest snakes in the world, many people get confused about which is which.
Small, young pythons may be attacked and eaten by a variety of birds, carnivorous mammals, large frogs, large insects and spiders, and even other snakes.
Because of their bulk, pythons move by traveling forward in a straight line, which is known as "rectilinear progression.” This is accomplished by stiffening the ribs to provide support, then lifting a set of ventral (on the belly) scales and moving them forward so the loose ends grip the surface, pushing the snake ahead.
www.sandiegozoo.org /animalbytes/t-python.html   (936 words)

  
 LiveScience.com - Python Eats Gator, Explodes
A 13-foot Burmese python recently burst after it apparently tried to swallow a live, six-foot alligator whole, authorities said.
It is unknown how many pythons are competing with the thousands of alligators in the Everglades, but at least 150 have been captured in the past two years, said Joe Wasilewski, a wildlife biologist and crocodile tracker.
Pythons could threaten many smaller species that conservationists are trying to protect, including other reptiles, otters, squirrels, woodstorks and sparrows, Mazzotti said.
www.livescience.com /animalworld/ap_051006_python.html   (398 words)

  
 Digimorph - Python molurus (Burmese python)
Python molurus is one of the world’s largest snakes, with records of up to 9.15 m in length.
The Burmese python frequents forests near water bodies, swamps, marshes and grasslands.
The skull of the Burmese python is very highly ossified, with dense bone and complex sutures.
www.digimorph.org /specimens/Python_molurus   (793 words)

  
 Pythons
Pythons are a subfamily of a group known as the Boid's (boidae) which include Boa's and Pythons.
Pythons are oviparous (egg layers) and are known to possess a degree of parental care, with the female species curling around the eggs during much of the eggs developmental period.
The Burmese Python (python molurus bivittatus) is from South East Asia and Indonesia, they are darker in colour with a more pronounced patternation of almost gold hues interlaced with the brown patterning.
www.burmese.freeuk.com /Snakes/python.htm   (933 words)

  
 Pet Burmese Python
Burmese Pythons are still imported into the United States from Myanmar (Burma) in moderate numbers.
From a health perspective baby Burmese Pythons that are born in captivity are generally much less likely to contain parasites, illnesses etc. These pythons are generally much healthier and adjusted to feeding than a wild caught animal.
Burmese pythons appear to be particularly susceptible to respiratory infections.
www.rfadventures.com /pet_burmese_python.htm   (1733 words)

  
 Burmese Python
Now with a snake as large as the burmese python, this may seem a little ridiculous, but it will help the snake feel more secure.
Most of the time, burmese pythons are pretty docile, and easy to handle, when they are healthy.
For burmese pythons, you should keep the temp around the mid 80's (F) with a basking spot of about 95.
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 Burmese Python
Large pythons were the subject of many a news story last year due to the fact that there were at least two deaths directly attributable to them.
A Fatal Attack on a Teenage Boy by a Captive Burmese Python (Python molurus bivittatus) in Colorado "The recent Colorado case of a human death caused by a Burmese python (Python molurus bivittatus; 20 July 1993) resulted in considerable sensational media coverage as well as widely varying estimates of the snake's length and weight.
Many people recommend Burmese as "good starter snakes" instead of Ball pythons (P. regius) because of their docility and hearty appetite (failing to recognize that the initial nervousness and reticence to feed are traits common to wild caught Ball pythons, not to captive bred ones).
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 burmese python   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
This python can grow to be very BIG so some serious thought should be given before getting on for a pet.
Appearance: The coloration of the Burmese python is tan with olive-brown blotches.
Habitat: The Burmese python is found in open fields, cultivated areas, and woodland areas.
www.nr.cc.va.us /students/bisj1964/python/burmese.html   (132 words)

  
 Albino Burmese.com is a great albino Burmese python breeder!
Burmese pythons are so small and cute as hatchlings, that many people buy them get in over their heads.
Burmese pythons like this require multiple people to handle safely and cleaning up after a snake like this can become taxing.
Anyone buying a Burmese python should realize these snakes get gigantic, that they will need to feed them rabbits, house them in almost room-sized enclosures, and be comitted to a big animal for a period of up to 25 years.
www.albinoburmese.com /buying.htm   (1164 words)

  
 CNN.com - Predators in paradise - Oct 22, 2004
Global demand for the Burmese python has made the species one of the most popular animals in the multi-billion dollar international pet trade.
Burmese pythons can grow larger than 20 feet (6 meters) long, weigh more than 200 pounds (90 kg), and have the power to overpower a grown man -- though they'd rather opt for more furry food choices like rodents, birds, and rabbits.
Pythons are extremely agile on the ground or climbing trees, they are excellent swimmers, and the south Florida region shares a similar climate and environment to their native habitat.
www.cnn.com /2004/TECH/science/10/22/predators.in.paradise/index.html   (895 words)

  
 TeachNet -- Burmese Python   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
Pythons that have been raised and handled from infancy can be fairly docile and easy to handle.
Burmese pythons are found in Indo-china (Burma, Thailand, Vietnam, China, Hong Kong, etc.).
Burmese pythons usually like to have a large branch to climb on although Felix has never used his.
www.teachersnetwork.org /dcs/critter/burmpython   (1619 words)

  
 Burmese Python
The Burmese Pythons are 1 of the most popular snakes in the trade.
The Burmese Python can reach a length of over 20 feet and weigh as much as 200 pounds.
Adult Burmese Pythons commonly reach a length of 14 feet.
www.geocities.com /pythons2002/index.html   (267 words)

  
 Python - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Python is the common name for a group of non-venomous constricting snakes, specifically the family Pythonidae.
Pythons are distinguishable from boas in that they have teeth on the premaxilla, a small bone at the very front and center of the upper jaw.
Some pythons are among the longest species of snakes in the world; according to the Guinness Book of World Records the Reticulated Python holds the record for longest snake, at 10m (32ft 9.5in).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Python   (862 words)

  
 Burmese Python
Burmese pythons have a hinged jaw that enables them to swallow large prey whole, eating about once a week in the wild.
Though no one is certain how long Burmese pythons can live in the wild, it is common for them to live as many as 25 years in captivity.
Large adult Burmese pythons have been reported to have killed or injured their keepers on occasion.
www.blackpineanimalpark.com /Animals/burmese_python.htm   (339 words)

  
 Reptimania
Giant snakes are a major commitment, the Burmese Python grows in excess of 20 feet and can weigh over 200 pounds, not a reptile to take on lightly (no pun intended).
Burmese Pythons come in a wide array of color and pattern mutations prices range from about £50 for a normally colored and pattern baby to several thousand pounds for the latest mutation.
First bred by Bob Clark the Albino phase has a typical Burmese pattern but the colours have changed to high contrast gold and white some specimens have bright orange in the center of the pattern.
www.reptimania.co.uk /burmese.htm   (747 words)

  
 Burmese pythons and towels don't mix
They told me that they had just purchased a 10 foot burmese python from their daughter's teacher and wanted to know how to take care of it.
When they attempted to remove the towel by yanking it, they just convinced their burmese python that it had caught something good, since it was struggling so much.
Their 10 foot burmese had half a 6 foot beach towel down it's maw, and was proceeding at a steady pace to swallow the rest.
www.kingsnake.com /rockymountain/RMHPages/RMHburmese.htm   (977 words)

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