African Ball Python - Interesting Facts

The ball python, also called the royal python, is a python species native to West and Central Africa, where it lives in grasslands, shrub lands and open forests. Like other Pythons it is a non-venomous snake and kills its prey by constriction. The ball python, also called the royal python( Python regius) is the smallest of the python family. It takes its name from its defensive behavior of curling itself into a ball, head in the center when frightened or stressed. The snake becomes so spherical that it could actually be rolled like a ball. Presumably this behavior makes it more difficult, and therefore less desirable, for a would-be predator to swallow.Typically, the adult ball python measures some three to four and a half feet in length, with the female usually a bit longer and heavier than the male.Although the snake can climb and swim, it spends most of its time in burrows or on level ground, where it preys on small rodents . The average lifespan of the ball python is 30 years. However, in captivity, this snake can live as long as 45 years.The ball python is one of the most popular pet reptiles. Due to their calm nature, snake lovers are buying and domesticating them in the Americas and Europe.

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