Ball pythons live in Central and West Africa, from Senegal to Uganda, from grasslands to woods, and are as comfortable in trees as they are on the ground. They prefer low-light environments, and at dawn and dusk, they become active. In Europe they are called Emperor Pythons and in America they are called Ball Pythons because when they get nervous they curl their bodies into a tight ball, And hide the head firmly in the center. Like many other pythons, the ball python is a gentle snake. Feeds mainly on small mammals.
Ball pythons
In breeding, ball pythons It can grow a foot per year for the first three years and become an adult individual in three to five years. On record, the longest-lived ball python lived to the age of 48. Female ball pythons lay 4 to 10 eggs at a time, and will coil them until they hatch. During the three-month incubation period, they will not leave and will not eat.
Chinese name: Ball python
Nickname: Emperor python
Binary name: Python regius
Kingdom: Animal kingdom
Department: Chordate
Subphylum: Vertebrate subphylum
Class: Reptiles
Subclass: Biporia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Snake
Family: Python
Genus: Python
Species: Ball python
Range: West and Central Africa; lowland rainforests.
Named by, time: Shaw, 1802IUCN
Protection level: LC
English name: ball python
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