Southern African Python
(Python natalensis)
SNAKE LENGTH
Average Length : 40cm to 60cm
Maximum Length : 1.7m
(Python natalensis)
Indicator map for the Southern African Python Snake in Southern Africa
ACTIVITY
Mainly active at night
VENOM
Non venomous
FANGS
Recurved Teeth
REPRODUCTION
Lays between 30 to 60 eggs, can sometimes number up to 100
SNAKE ACTIVITY
Mainly active at night
SNAKE VENOM
Non venomous
FANGS
Recurved Teeth
REPRODUCTION
Lays between 30 to 60 eggs, can sometimes number up to 100
COLOUR
- Dark brown to tan with grey-brown blotches and dark speckling above and widely spaced dark blotches on the sides
HABITAT
- Arid and moist savanna
- Lowland forest
- Vleis
- Swamps
FEEDING
Feeds on:
- Feeds on:
- Cane rats
- Hares
- Monkeys
- Game Birds
- Eggs
- Fish
MISCELLANEOUS
- A large bulky snake
- Triangular head
- The body has dark blotches and soeckling
COLOUR
- Dark brown to tan with grey-brown blotches and dark speckling above and widely spaced dark blotches on the sides
HABITAT
- Arid and moist savanna
- Lowland forest
- Vleis
- Swamps
FEEDING
Feeds on:
- Feeds on:
- Cane rats
- Hares
- Monkeys
- Game Birds
- Eggs
- Fish
MISCELLANEOUS
- A large bulky snake
- Triangular head
- The body has dark blotches and soeckling
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