Reticulated Python is the largest snake in the world

People trying to offend the interlocutor, sometimes call him a reptile, Viper, serpent, Cobra, keeping in mind the presence of these reptiles deadly venom, aggressive behavior and irritability. These reptiles during the period of laying and the protection of their nests can even jump on its shadow – so inadequate is their behavior.

However, no one ever compares people, resentment for, with such a very formidable representative of the suborder serpents like Python. Meanwhile, this predator is no less dangerous. Perhaps it is because even the largest snake-reticulated Python – very rarely attack people. A person's size does not allow him to swallow it. To break the victim into pieces and chew your food Python is not capable. The teeth of reptiles are used only for retention of the victim.

Eats the biggest snake in adulthood, birds, lizards, toads, rabbits, jackals, might struggle to swallow the ROE, the antelope, the monkey, a small crocodile. If the prey is too large, the Python can burp. Due to the fact that the biggest snake chooses food based on the dimensions of the living being, the victim may be a child or person of small stature.

The Jaw of a Python is extremely movable, the jaws can stretch, allowing it to "stretch" a dead sacrifice like the stocking on the leg. Once the prey is inside it, the predator falls into a state of slumber: it is digesting food and almost not moving at this time. Grovel if you were lucky enough to eat wild boar or deer, "holiday" can last up to 40 days.

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Reticulated pythons are Often kept in zoos, because everyone wants to see the biggest snake in the world (photo shows the moment of a release of one of the members of this species stuck in the fence of zoo Phalaborwa).

The Colors of the snakes are very diverse, their back may be covered with such a unique ornament that makes you wonder "not if they had copied the drawings for a luxury carpet wizard carpet?"

Usually this kind of snake reaches a length of four to eight meters, but sometimes can grow up to ten meters. For example, the largest snake in the world-reticulated Python – were caught in Indonesia. It weighs 447 kg and the length was equal to that of 14.85 m. Such a monster does not cost anything to swallow a cow or a human! One glance is enough to arouse any living creature panic.

The Area of distribution of the reticulated Python includes Africa (South of Sahara desert), South and South-East Asia. Prefer these crawling cold-blooded to settle in savannas, tropical and subtropical forests near water. After all, a big snake-Python loves to swim and be in water for a long time. They can perfectly climb trees.

Pythons differ from their close relatives the Boas that are oviparous reptiles. Female reticulated Python can for once put more than a hundred eggs. Their laying, the female Python guards, folding around eggs ring. If necessary, the mother may even reduce the muscles of the body, to raise their temperature to warm the offspring. So cold-blooded by nature, the female Python is hard to blame the cold-blooded attitude to its children.