FACT FILE

The Burmese Python [ Python molurus ] at BWF. Come and see when and what we feed it and how it lives. This snake keeps a watchful eye on you! But don't worry, it is being kept in a save compound.

The Burmese python ( Python molurus ) is a very large python native to southern Asia.

 

They are light colored snakes with many dark brown blotches covering them in an attractive pattern.

This has further increased their popularity with both reptile keepers and the leather industry.

While this species has a reputation for docility, they are very powerful animals, capable of inflicting severe bites or even killing a keeper by constriction.

In more mundane concerns, they consume large amounts of food, and due to their size, require large, often custom-built, secure, enclosures.