Python
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| Indian python, Python molurus | |
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| Family: | Pythonidae Fitzinger, 1826
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Python eats crocodiles
The python comes from Asia. It can be up to 900 cm long and weigh up to 90 kg, but males are much smaller and lighter than females. The python can live up to 30 years. The breeding time is between 60 or 70 days.
Inheritance
Research indicates that all snakes, including pythonids, are descended from a venomous ancestor.[1]
Pythons, like all snakes, are reptiles without limbs. Their long body only consists of a head, trunk and tail.[2]
References
- ↑ Bryan G. Fry; et al. (2006). "Early evolution of the venom system in lizards and snakes". Nature. 439 (7076): 584–588. doi:10.1038/nature04328. PMID 16292255.
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