Snakes are undoubtedly the best in the reptile world, they have no hands and feet to act but are not clumsy at all, relying on strong survival ability to thrive on the earth, except for Antarctica and a very small number of Arctic areas do not have their figures, other areas have their traces everywhere, now the earth's snakes are up to 3,000 kinds, and among so many snakes, pythons are undoubtedly one of the giants, it is the largest family of snakes, of course, pythons are large and small, Today we will take an inventory of the ten largest species of pythons on the planet.
Green anaconda
One: Amazon green anaconda
Amazon green anaconda, also known as green forest cockroach, is the largest snake on the earth today, they mainly live in the swampy area of the Amazon, up to 10 meters long, up to 270 kilograms in weight, the widest part of the body up to one meter, is a well-deserved big brother in the python world, but now it is rare to see up to 8 meters long Sen Chen, even so they are the world's largest snakes, without one, they live in the rainforest far from the hustle and bustle of humans, so the body size is also huge.
Two: reticulated python
As the world's longest snake, the name of the reticulated python must be thunderous, it can generally reach 8-9 meters in length, the longest can reach more than 12 meters, there are records that once caught a 14-meter giant reticulated python, now widely distributed in Southeast Asian countries, such as the Philippines and Indonesia, is one of the largest snakes in the world. Its body size is more slender than that of the Amazon green anaconda, so its weight is slightly inferior to the Amazon green anaconda, but its muscles are stronger, and its strangling power is stronger than that of the green anaconda, and it is known as the strongest snake in the world.
Three: Burmese python
The Burmese python is the largest snake in Asia, native to Southeast Asia and inhabited in tropical rainforests. They are easily accessible in some places close to water sources and are sometimes found in trees. Most individuals are within five meters. But the longest Burmese python was 9.75 meters long. It is huge, aggressive, and lives in different countries in Asia, so its body size is not the same, the mainland Burmese python is relatively small, while other countries' Burmese python is much larger.
Fourth, the African rock python
African rock python
African rock python is the largest snake in Africa, it is up to 6 meters long, weighs 135 kilograms, is very aggressive, generally active in grasslands and savannahs, mainly feeds on sheep, antelopes, jackals, honey badgers, etc., mainly distributed in the Sahara region of southern Africa. However, its active area is not far from the water source.
Fifth, Indian python
Tiger-striped python
Indian python, also known as tiger striped python, is one of the largest pythons in Asia, it is a close relative of the Burmese python, its size is smaller than the Burmese python, the body length is generally more than 4 meters, the weight is between 30-60 kilograms, relatively speaking, the Indian python is closer to humans, because many people like to raise large pet snakes, most of them are Indian pythons, among which the golden python and white python are variants of the Indian python.
White python
Golden Python
Six, amethyst python
Amethyst python
Located in Australia, the amethyst python is Australia's largest snake and is known for killing large mammals such as kangaroos. The length is 3.5 to 5 meters, and the longest is 8.5 meters. Weight 15-30 kg. Its body is slender compared to other large pythons, which is very suitable for living in trees, and it is also a rare large arboreal python, so its mobility is also higher than that of other large pythons, and it now mainly inhabits the tropical rainforests of various islands in northern Australia and Indonesia.
Seventh, the red-tailed anaconda
Red-tailed anaconda
The size and weight of the red-tailed python are much smaller than the first six bigwigs, it is mainly distributed in the rainforests of South America, between 1.8 meters and 3.5 meters, between 10-15 kilograms, females can reach 4.5 meters, and the largest captivity can reach 45 kilograms. Because they live in different countries in South America, they also vary in size and color, and the red-tailed snake will climb between trees or dwarf trees, but as they grow, as they gain weight, they will change to ground action. Moreover, the red-tailed python in different countries has a different temperament, and the red-tailed python in Central America is more irritable, easily provoked and hissing at the enemy, and even easily bites; The red-tailed python, which is distributed in South America, is more tame.
Eighth, carpet python
Carpet python
The carpet python is a small and medium-sized python, mainly distributed in Oceania, with a body length of 1.2 meters to 2.5 meters, and now inhabits Australia, New Guinea and some islands in Indonesia. Due to the different living countries, so the body color varies according to the geographical environment, carpet python temper is more docile, but the carpet python in childhood temper is more irritable, usually easy to bite.
Ninth, the blood python
Blood python
Blood python, at first hearing the name is very domineering, but the fact is that this python is a stubborn, it is short and fat, a bit similar to the Gabonese viper in the poisonous snake, the body length is 1.2 meters - 2 meters, even the average body length of the python can not reach, mainly to some small mammals, amphibians and birds for food, and the hunting ability is not very strong, slow action, even some large lizards are difficult to hunt, the living environment requirements are higher, the temperature is lower than 15 degrees will die. Nowadays, it is mainly distributed in Southeast Asia, including Thailand, Malaysia, the Malay Peninsula and Sulawesi.
Tenth, ball python
Ball python
Compared with other previous pythons, the size of the ball python is obviously a little smaller, this body size is relatively petite snakes, 1.5 meters to more than 2 meters long, wild ball pythons like to live in trees, wrap themselves in a ball of sleep, mainly small mammals for food, and they have a mild temper, so Africa is suitable for human breeding, so many snake lovers are willing to raise ball pythons, at present this python is mainly distributed in Africa, like to inhabit is growing in warm areas.