Reticulated Python Information

Below you’ll find a collection of articles about the reticulated python. Learn about their geography and habitat, how to purchase and care for one, and general species information like behavior and size. If you’re looking to buy a reticulated python, start with the articles below.

The Correct Temperature For Your Reticulated Python To Live In

February 10, 2012

The importance of keeping the enclosure that your reticulated python lives in at the correct temperatures cannot be overstated. It’s really a matter of life and death for the snake. There needs to be a warmer and a cooler area of the enclosure. The warmer area needs to be in the range of 88-92 degrees Fahrenheit. [...]

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Tips For a Comfortable Home For Your Reticulated Python

January 27, 2012

Owning a reticulated python comes with a lot of responsibility. They are a pet that needs to be cared for constantly with feedings and a safe place to live. In this post I want to go over a few main tips for how you can make the enclosure that your python lives in as comfortable [...]

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Reticulated Python Breeders on the Internet

January 13, 2012

So, you’ve done your research. You’ve looked at all the different kinds of animals to own as pets, and for whatever reason, you’ve settled on a snake. That’s cool. Not only have you chosen to own a snake, but you’ve selected one of the coolest types of exotic creatures in the world, the reticulated python. [...]

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Fragrant Flower, the World’s (Non-Largest) Reticulated Python

January 6, 2012

In late December 2003, a handful of news agencies picked up on a story about Indonesian villagers that had reportedly captured the world’s largest and heaviest reticulated python. “Officially” measured at 48+ feet and weighing almost 1,000 pounds, the reticulated python was said to eat three or four dogs per month. The original source of [...]

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Tips For Owning A Reticulated Python

December 30, 2011

This article will outline a few tips for owning a reticulated python. 1. If you are a beginner snake owner and have not owned a large snake before, the reticulated python may not be for you. They are for more advanced owners with a higher level of experience and knowledge. 2. They should always be [...]

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Are Reticulated Pythons Dangerous For Humans?

December 23, 2011

A common concern when it comes to owning, as well as being around a reticulated python is the level of danger that comes with such a thing. The good news is that although still a snake that is wild and could be dangerous, they are often pretty docile toward humans and fatal incidents are very [...]

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Largest Reticulated Python

December 16, 2011

The idea behind the largest reticulated python has an interesting history. For decades the search has been on for a python longer than 28.5 feet, the length of a snake named Colossus, to be held in captivity. Longer snakes have been found, but never kept in a zoo. Colossus resided in Pennsylvania at the Highland [...]

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Reticulated Python Facts

December 9, 2011

Below are a few random, but interesting facts about reticulated pythons: Reticulated pythons are found in countries in Southeast Asia They are 10-20 feet long, on average The biggest reticulated python on record was 33 feet long and weighed over 300 pounds A female can lay over 100 eggs at once A reticulated python, either [...]

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Reticulated Python Feeding and Diet

January 18, 2010

The natural diet of the reticulated python includes warm-blooded prey; mostly mammals and occasionally birds. Small pythons (up to 10-12 feet long) eat mainly small rodents like rats. Larger pythons eat prey such as Viverridae (e.g. civets and binturongs) and sometimes primates and pigs. Reticulated pythons are also found in cities like Bangkok and Singapore—there [...]

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Equipment for a Reticulated Python

January 18, 2010

If you’re serious about owning a reticulated python, it’s imperative that you have the right equipment. The reticulated python makes a unique and fascinating pet, but only if you know what you are doing. As mentioned in other articles on this site, this species of snake can grow up to 33 feet long–imagine having that [...]

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