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Indian Python (Python molurus molurus )

Views:218 By frankieshouse. By Sadie Morgan. Indian Python (Python molurus molurus ). Habitat. Native to India, Pakistan, SriLanka , and Nepal Wide range of habitat River valleys, woodlands, forests, grasslands, swamps, marshes, and rocky foothills

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Indian Python (Python molurus molurus )

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  1. Views:218 Byfrankieshouse By Sadie Morgan Indian Python (Python molurusmolurus)

  2. Habitat • Native to India, Pakistan, SriLanka, and Nepal • Wide range of habitat • River valleys, woodlands, forests, grasslands, swamps, marshes, and rocky foothills • Primarily lives in tropical and subtropical regions

  3. Characteristics • Average adult is about 12 feet and 70-120 lbs • Lifespan is 20-30 years • Their eyes are similar to cat eyes • The head has diamond shaped markings • Predator of small animals • Diet consists of predominately mammals and birds in the wild • Does not seem to be a group or pack animal

  4. Reproduction • Age of reproduction is 3 • The male will wrap himself around the female to mate • A female may lay up to 100 eggs in a clutch • 20-60 is more in common • Mothers coil around the eggs to create protection and an environment that is warmer than her own

  5. More than the average snake • Skillful at climbing and moving through trees and swimming • Hungry pythons will ambush their prey • It can swallow a calf of dozens of kilograms in weight • Docile creatures, even in the wild

  6. Close to the End • Habitat destruction • Hunting for skins • Pythons are the most popular skins used in handbags and shoes • This is because of their size, beautiful markings, and strength. 

  7. The effort • Listed as Endangered as of June 14, 1976 • All pythons are listed as Vulnerable in the IUCN • The Woodland Park Zoo is working and raising efforts to conserve this species

  8. Quiz Time • Where does the Indian Python usually live? • When was the Indian Python listed as Endangered? • Is this species lazy, aggressive, or friendly? • Does the Indian Python make a good mother or a negligent parent? • What is the primary reason for the endangerment of this species?

  9. Works Cited • http://www.zoo.org/animal-facts/indianpython • http://www.endangeredspecieshandbook.org/trade_reptile_lizards.php • http://www.chinaculture.org/gb/en_aboutchina/2003-09/24/content_21439.htm • http://www.amnh.org/nationalcenter/Endangered/python/python.html • http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Python#Conservation • http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Python_molurus.html • http://www.forestrynepal.org/wiki/355 • http://www.ammoland.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Florida-Python-Steve-Gooch.jpg • http://smileosmile.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/pic25996.jpg

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