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Reticulated Python Pyhon reticulatus
 

 


Photograph showing heat-sensitive pits on the upper lips.

 

 

 

 

Interesting Facts: Reticulated pythons capture prey by slow stalking or ambush, hunting them at dusk with the heat-sensitive pits on their upper lips, killing them by constriction.

Size: 1000cm

Diet: Warm-blooded animals

Activity: Nocturnal ,terrestrial but good climber

Habitat: Humid forest, agricultural areas. In Singapore, pythons are often driven out to human habitation due to habitat destruction.