Burmese Python

• Scientific name: Python molurus
• Kingdom: Animalia
• Phylum: Chordata
• Class: Reptilia
• Order: Squamata
• Family: pythonidae
• Genus: Python
• Species: P. molurus

Fun Facts

• Pythons are in the constrictor family of snakes.
• They kill their prey by squeezing it until it suffocates.
• Heat sensors along the upper lip as well as its keen sense of smell, help it to find prey.
• These snakes have caused an upset in the wildlife in Southern Florida because they become too big to keep as a pet and were released into the wild.
• Pythons eat amphibians, lizards, other snakes, birds and mammals.
• They can live up to 25 years.
• Burmese pythons can grow up to 20 feet long and weigh over 200 pounds.