Reptile
Burmese Python
Scientific name: Python bivittatus
This is a Burmese python. It is one of the biggest snakes in the world!
Quick facts
- Size
- Length: 4.9–7 m (16–23 ft)
- Weight
- 90 kg (198 lb)
- Lives for
- 20–25 years
- Food
- Meat eater
- Awake
- Active at night
- In the wild
- Vulnerable
- They need our help to stay safe.
All about the Burmese Python
The Burmese python is a giant snake from the jungles and grassy marshes of Southeast Asia. It can grow longer than 5 meters and as thick as a telephone pole. Its eyes are not very good, but it smells with its tongue and can feel the warmth of other animals.
Fun facts
One star is easy, three stars are for big explorers.
- Easy
Pythons swallow their food whole.
- Medium
A python catches its food by wrapping around it and squeezing.
- Medium
Pythons smell with their tongues.
- Hard
Burmese pythons can feel the warmth of other animals with special sensors along their jaws.
- Hard
A mother python wraps around her eggs and shivers to keep them warm.
Where does it live?
The coloured places on the map show where the Burmese Python lives in the wild.
- Asia
What does the Burmese Python eat?
- Mice and other rodentsFavourite food
Play and learn
Games with this animal and its friends.
