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Ball Python (Royal Python)
Python regius

Kingdom:

Animalia

Phylum:

Chordata

Class:

Reptilia

Order:

Squamata

Family:

Boidae

Genus:

Python

Species:

regius

Description

A small fat-bodied snake patterned with shades of brown, black, green and white.

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Average Statistics

Length

Up to 5 feet

 

Geographic Range

Sub Saharan Africa (Sierra Leone, Togo, Senegal)

Diet

Like most snakes their size, Ball Pythons eat rodents (mice, rats, etc).

Offspring

Ball Python females reach sexual maturity at approximately 3 years. Clutches of upt to 16 eggs which measure 3.5 inches are laid.

Relationship with Humans

Ball pythons are not endangered. They are the most common python kept in captivity.

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