Reticulated python

Malayopython reticulatus

The reticulated python is a species of python native to South and Southeast Asia. It is the longest snake in the world and the third heaviest after the green anaconda and the Burmese python. Specimens have been recorded reaching a length of more than 7 metres and weighing more than 160kg.

Like all pythons, it is a non-venomous constrictor. It is an ambush predator, usually waiting until prey comes within striking range before trapping it in its rings and killing it by constriction. Its natural diet includes mammals and occasionally birds.

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Its name ‘reticulated’ comes from the intricate and beautiful pattern of its skin, which resembles a net (or ‘lattice’). This pattern helps camouflage it in its environment, especially in the shadows of dense vegetation.