Fluffy is the world’s longest python according to Guinness World Records 2011 and she slithers at 27 feet long, 300 pounds, and 15 years old. Her waist was the size of a watermelon. She was held captive at the Columbus Zoo until October 2010 where she died.
FAST FACTS
DESCRIPTION: The Burmese python is a very large, heavy-bodied snake. It is dark brown with beige blotches and two distinct lines that run horizontally on the head, across each eye.
SIZE: Adults approximately 5-6 m (15-20 ft.); hatchlings 60 cm (24 in.)
WEIGHT: Approximately 90.7 kg (200 lb.)
DIET: Pythons feed on a variety of birds and mammals. Being one of the world’s largest snake species, the Burmese python may feed on very large food items such as pigs and deer.
INCUBATION:
60-80 days
Pythons show a higher degree of parental care than many other reptiles – they actually incubate the eggs using heat generated by muscle twitches.
CLUTCH SIZE Up to 100 eggs
SEXUAL MATURITY: Approximately 3 years
LIFE SPAN: A Burmese python’s life span can exceed 20 years; the longest recorded was 28 years, 3 months
RANGE: The Burmese python is a subspecies of Python molurus, which is found throughout southeast Asia, from Pakistan to Indonesia (though absent from the Philippines). The Burmese subspecies has the largest range of the three subspecies – including southern China, Indochina, Burma, and portions of Indonesia (Borneo, Java, Sumatra, and the Celeb Islands).
HABITAT: This python’s habitat varies greatly, and includes dry forest, mountain, and open grasslands of Southeast Asia.
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