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These large snakes of the Southern Asian rainforsets eat small mammals, deer, pigs and occasionally monkeys. Pythons are constrictors, snakes that...
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kill by wrapping around prey and squeezing until it suffocates. The snakes mouth is very flexible and allows prey to be swallowed whole. The female lays between 6-100 eggs (the number increase with age after they become mature around three years old). The eggs hatch between 60-80 days depending on temperature. They can grow to over 7m in length and have been known to kill and eat animals as big as a leopard. Picture taken Whipsnade Zoo, July 2008.
Subjects: Biology
Key Stages: Foundation, KS1, KS2, KS3, KS4, KS4+ Learning Groups: Teachers, Parents, Pupils, Others |
