What Are the Characteristics of a Python Snake?
python vert image by Christophe Schmid from Fotolia.com jQuery(document).ready(function(){ jQuery(‘#jsArticleStep1 span.image a:first’).attr(‘href’,’http://i.ehow.com/images/a05/rn/r1/characteristics-python-snake_-1.1-800X800.jpg’); }); Pythons vary in size and color. Pythons vary in type from the common ball python to the giant reticulated pythons found in the wild that grow large enough to eat deer and other large animals. Pythons are of the constrictor type of snake. The python will strangle its food with its coils to kill it before eating it. Pythons are not poisonous and are generally not aggressive unless provoked. Most ball pythons that come into contact with humans are bred in captivity by python breeders. Size Male ball pythons are between 4 and 5 feet in length and about 4 inches in diameter. Female ball pythons will grow to between 5 and 6 feet in length and can be between 4 and 7 inches in diameter. Wild reticulated pythons can grow between 15 and 25 feet with a diameter of
