Reticulated python (Reticulated python) is a non-toxic Snake. It is slender and has a very strong winding force, and it is known as the strongest python in the world. Up to 14m long. The artificially bred reticulated python is relatively docile, and developed countries regard the artificially bred reticulated python as Pet keeping.

Chinese name: Reticulated python

Latin name:Reticulated python

Nicknames: Net python, overlord python, mesh snake

Binomial:Python reticulatus

Kingdom: Animal Kingdom

phylum: Chordata

Subphylum: Vertebrata

Class: Reptilia

Subclass: Bihole subclass

Order: Squamata

Suborder: Ophidia or Serpentes

Family: Pythonidae

Genus: Python (Python)

Species: Reticulated python

Distribution: Southeast Asia and the Amazon

Protection level: Listed as a protected animal

Lifespan: 25-30 years

Toxic: Non-toxic

The reticulated python is a powerful predator despite its elongated body. The reticulated python belongs to the longest python in the world snake, The general body length is about 25 - 35 feet. The snake is said to have strangled humans and devoured them directly.

Reticulated pythons have sunken labial sockets on their upper lip scales. There are three black fine lines on the head, one in the middle of the head, the other two extending from the eyes to the corners of the mouth, the back of the body is gray-brown or yellow-brown, with complex diamond-shaped dark-brown and yellow or light gray reticulated markings , hence its name.

Reticulated pythons can grow into the largest snakes in the world, and they are more common than anacondas to grow to a huge size. Many people have reservations about keeping a 30-foot-long (about 9.1 meters) snake at home that is heavier than any two family members combined, and the reticulated python is obviously not for everyone pet. Giant snakes, including any other type of snake, should only be kept by those who can house and take care of them.

Reticulated python, known as the longest and strongest strangling in the worldSnake. The wild reticulated python has a rough temperament and is docile after artificial domestication. It is the second largest snake after the Amazon anaconda. The largest recorded reticulated python was caught in Indonesia, about 7 meters long.

The reticulated python is a carnivorous animal, the staple food is large Lizards, birds and mammals

(such as chickens, ducks, geese, rabbits, dogs, sheep, monkeys, donkeys, deer, wild boars, pigs, cattle) and other snakes, etc., when young or Rat, lizard, egg, frog, fish etc. In areas close to residential areas, they also prey on poultry, etc.

Reticulated pythons have a very good appetite. When over 10 feet in length, it may treat the owner as food.

Generally mild temperament. When provoked, the temperament is rough[1].

Reticulated pythons are nocturnal animals. They wrap around trees to rest during the day and come out to hunt and move at night. Its eyes can only see the outline of objects in motion, so most of them are Stand still in one place and wait for an opportunity to prey on passing animals. However, the lip socket located between its upper lip scales is very sensitive to infrared rays and can distinguish temperature changes of one thousandth of a degree Celsius at a distance of 3-4.5 meters. This makes the reticulated python's predation success rate extremely high, and it is generally difficult for prey passing in front of it to escape. When they hunt, they hang their prey and then swallow it whole. After a reticulated python preys once, it can stop eating for several days.

The larvae are arboreal and mainly live alone in tropical rain forests, woodlands, grasslands and swamp environments; they are used to nocturnal, and can go up and down trees and into water. Occasionally appear in villages and attack livestock.

Reticulated pythons are in the wild. Whenever they have the opportunity to get food, they will eat all of them. When they catch food, they must eat more. To get through the days of nothing.

Reticulated pythons have always been hunted by humans. Human deforestation and reclamation of grassland have also forced them to have nowhere to hide, resulting in a sharp decline in the number of reticulated pythons, which have now been listed as a class of protected animals by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Animals and Plants (CITES).

Moisture in home-raised reticulated python cages can escape through vents, unpainted boards, joints that are not sealed, and cracks. Although a completely airtight cage is not desirable, the degree of ventilation required by the mesh is not high. As the heat rises, the opening at the top of the cage loses a lot of heat, requiring more heat, and this heat cycle will quickly dry the cage. Therefore, vents should be left on the sides of the cage.

Use newspaper as bedding material, which absorbs water, is relatively clean, and is easily accessible. Other pads may be more aesthetically pleasing. The bark of cypress roots is moisturizing and resistant to decay. Other wood products rob moisture and tend to get dirty. For juvenile snakes, indoor or outdoor rugs will also work accept.

Under rearing conditions, food is always readily available, so reticulates keep eating in chunks. Reticulates can eat a lot of food, and the result is rapid growth. It is not uncommon for a 28-inch (about 71 cm) reticulate to grow to 10 feet (about 3 meters) long by the time it is one year old. It must be stressed that just because reticulate has this potential does not mean it must or even should grow this fast. It's not easy for reticles to eat a big meal in the wild, they have to be prepared to starve. During this time it grows very slowly or even not very long. They survive well as long as they get enough food to survive.

The amount of food consumed should strike a balance between keeping the reticulate healthy and maximizing its growth. Just because a reticulate can grow big doesn't mean it has to. Healthy wild snakes can adapt well to different food intakes, as can domestic reticulates.