Among many boa constrictors, the ball python does not look very conspicuous, but it has a high status in the Igbo tribe in Nigeria, West Africa. Because the local residents feel that the ball python has a certain connection with traditional myths and stories, the local people will take it seriously whenever they meet the ball python. If the ball python dies unexpectedly, a grave will be built for it, and even a small funeral will be held for it. mourning.

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I. Basic information

Chinese name: ball python 

Another name: Royal Python 

Binary name: Python regius 

Kingdom: Animalia 

Phylum: Chordate 

Subphylum: Vertebrate subphylum 

Class: Reptile 

Subclass: Biporia 

Order : Squamata

Suborder: Snake suborder 

Family: Python 

Genus: Python 

Species: Ball python 

Distribution area: West and Central Africa; lowland rainforest.  

Second, body characteristics

Body type: Generally, the adult body length is about 1 meter or more, and the maximum is about 2.2 meters. The body is short and thick .

Head: The snout is flat and blunt, with a labial fossa.

Scales: The epidermal scales are very smooth, with two anal scales, the male snake anal scales are larger.

Body Color: The body color is black with many circular markings on the back. The abdomen is white or cream in color, sometimes with fine black streaks. The nostrils to the back of the head, the eye stripes and the muzzle are yellow.

Three, life Habits

Living environment: Ball pythons mostly live in small rodent burrows, termite nests or abandoned nests of other animals. They like dark and narrow environments. They are nocturnal animals and generally sleep during the day. spend in. During the activity, the land is usually the main player. When encountering danger, the ball python will not attack the first time. Instead, it will shrink its body into a sphere, hide its head and neck vitals in the center of the sphere, and then wait for the opportunity to kill with one blow.

Reproduction: Ball pythons are oviparous animals. Female snakes can give birth to about 3-11 snake eggs each time they breed. The female snake will be responsible for protection and breeding of snake eggs. The breeding period is about 90 days. The developmental period of male baby snakes is generally 12-18 months, and the development time of female baby snakes is longer, generally 24-36 months.

Diet traits: Ball pythons are carnivores, usually preying on small mammals, and young snakes will prey on some birds.

Fourth, protection Level

The ball python is a protected species, and it has been included in Appendix II of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) and my country's Wildlife Protection Law .

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