Python Animal Pictures
Black-Headed Python
Borneo short-tailed blood python snake (Python curtus breitensteini)
This python eats rodents, lizards, geckos, and bats.
Amethystine python
Amethystine pythons are prized for their size and beautiful colors.
Australian Scrub Python
Green tree python, chondros isolated on white
This is a Coastal Carpet Python. At up to 4 meters, it is the largest subspecies of Carpet Python and is found in Queensland and New South Wales in Australia.
This is a Coastal Carpet Python. At up to 4 meters, it is the largest subspecies of Carpet Python and is found in Queensland and New South Wales in Australia.
Biggest Snakes: The African Rock Python
Like all pythons, the African Rock Python is non-venomous. It kills by constriction, ambushing and coiling around its prey.
Biggest Snakes: The Indian Python
Main threats to Indian pythons include habitat loss, collection for the pet trade and hunting for their skin which is highly valued in the leather trade.
Biggest Snakes: The Burmese Python
Burmese pythons are solitary animals and only really come together to mate in the spring.
Biggest Snakes: The Amethystine Python
Amethystine Pythons are very good swimmers and will travel by water when it is required.
Biggest Snakes: The Reticulated Python reticulatus pyhton defense on the floor
The Reticulated Python is one of the snakes very popular with expert reptile keepers.
A close-up of a Burmese python slithering on a tree.
A close-up of a Burmese python slithering on a tree.
A close-up of a Burmese python slithering on a tree.
A close-up of a Burmese python slithering on a tree.
Burmese Python hanging in a tree, waiting for prey.
Burmese Python hanging in a tree, waiting for prey.
Burmese Pythons Hatching
Burmese Pythons Hatching
Burmese Python on white background
Burmese Python on white background
Burmese Python in the Everglades.
Burmese Python in the Everglades.
Burmese Python stretched out on grass.
Burmese Python stretched out on grass.
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.
Since pythons do not close their eyes while sleeping, it is difficult to assess whether or not the snake is awake at any given moment.
Pythons are an invasive species in Florida.
The exotic pet trade can be blamed for the invasion of the Burmese Python in the United States.
Ball pythons are named after their natural defensive behaviors. They tend to curl up into a ball with their head toward the center of the ball when threatened.
Pythons are the largest snake family in the world.
reticulated python
The reticulated python can grow to 30 feet and has been spotted mainly in southern and southwestern counties of Florida but also in Tampa and on the Georgia border.
A close-up view of a Burmese python on a tree branch.
The Burmese python is able to swallow animals as large as a deer.
Python snake hiding in the house behind the electric wires
Making sure all cracks are sealed on a home helps to keep snakes away.
The scaleless ball phyton is one of the most popular pet snakes in the world.
baby scaleless ball python
