Burmese Python
Pictures

A close-up of a Burmese python slithering on a tree.

Burmese Python hanging in a tree, waiting for prey.

Burmese Python in the Everglades.

Burmese Python stretched out on grass.

Burmese Pythons Hatching

Burmese Python on white background

The exotic pet trade can be blamed for the invasion of the Burmese Python in the United States.

A close-up of a Burmese python slithering on a tree.

Burmese pythons are solitary animals and only really come together to mate in the spring.

The Burmese python is one of the largest snake species in the world. Its lifespan is around 20 years, but the record for the longest life was 28 years old. The Burmese python can have a girth as large as a telephone pole, and it can swallow its prey whole.

The Burmese python is able to swallow animals as large as a deer.

Like many modern snakes, it's hypothesized the Titanboa may have been a strong swimmer.

Presently, Burmese pythons are an invasive species in the state of Florida.