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Python is a genus of constricting snakes in the Pythonidae family native to the tropics and subtropics of the Eastern Hemisphere.
The name Python was proposed by François Marie Daudin in 1803 for non-venomous flecked snakes.
Currently, 10 python species are recognized as valid taxa.
Three formerly considered python subspecies have been promoted, and a new species has been recognized.
The Burmese python (Python bivittatus) is one of the world's five most prominent species of snakes (about the fourth-largest as measured by length or weight).
It is native to a large Southeast Asian area but is found as an invasive species elsewhere. Until 2009, it was considered a subspecies of Python molurus, but now it is recognized as belonging to a distinct species.
They are often found near water in marshy areas and are sometimes semiaquatic, but they can also be found in trees. Wild individuals average 3.7 m long but have been known to reach 5.74 m.
Diet
Like all snakes, the Burmese python is carnivorous. Its diet consists primarily of appropriately sized birds and mammals.
The snake uses its sharp, rearward-pointing teeth to seize its prey. Then, it wraps its body around the prey, contracting its muscles and killing the prey by constriction. It is often found near human habitation due to the presence of rats, mice, and other vermin as a food source.
However, its equal affinity for domesticated birds and mammals means it is often treated as a pest. In captivity, its diet consists primarily of commercially available, appropriately sized rats, graduating to larger prey such as rabbits and poultry as it grows.
Exceptionally large pythons may even require larger food items, such as pigs or goats. They are known to have attacked and eaten alligators and adult deer in Florida, where they are an invasive species.
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