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Spotted Python (Liasis Maculosus)
General Info : This is the most popular
species in America , Australia and European collections . At least four
generations of what people used to think were Children's pythons have been bred
in the United States . Some lineages may be traceable back to a pair imported
from Cape York Peninsula of northeastern Queensland , Australia . These
descendants can be distinguished by their large size and pale yellow bellies .
Appearance : A small python , similar to the
Children’s Python , but boldly marked with large dark brown blotches on a pale
brown or yellowish background . It has large scales covering the head and heat
pits in the scales of the upper and lower jaws .
Sizes : To 1.35m
Range & Habitat : New South Wales ,
Australia . Woodlands and rocky outcrops . Sometimes around human dwellings ,
where it is often tolerated because it eats rats .
Food : Mammals and birds .
Breeding : Egg-laying , with clutches of up
to 50 eggs .
My Notes : A gentle small docile python . |
