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The spotted python, eastern small-blotched python, or eastern Children's python (Antaresia maculosa) is a python species found in northern Australia and New Guinea. [2] It is a popular pet among Australian reptile enthusiasts and other reptile enthusiasts abroad due to its small size and even temperament. No subspecies were originally recognized.
Antaresia papuensis, the Papuan spotted python, is a species of small python native to Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Australia. It can grow to lengths of up to 108 cm (43 in), with a maximum tail length of 9.5 cm (3.7 in). It forms a light stripe in the latter third of its body where there is insufficient space between patches or spots.
Children's python (Antaresia childreni) is a species of nonvenomous snake in the family Pythonidae. The species is named after John George Children . It is a nocturnal species occurring in the northern half of Australia and generally found on the ground, although it often climbs trees.
In all, 11 pythons were caught — one more than 16 feet long — bringing the tally to 500 pounds of snake.
The genus is known by the common name Children's pythons, the name of the type species, Antaresia childreni. Gray named A. childreni in honour of his mentor, John George Children , who was a curator of the zoological collection at the British Museum around that time.
The Burmese python is considered an invasive species in Florida and a major headache for officials -- but they recently got some help from this alligator. Alligator spotted carrying massive ...
Burmese pythons weigh about 200 pounds each, so that's roughly 10 massive snakes. In the video above, one of the bounty hunters wrestles a massive snake into the box — it's the largest python ...
This was a chance capture of Python swallowing a full grown spotted deer in the forests of Mudumalai. The entire act took about three hours. Surprisingly, contrary to popular belief, the python moved away quietly soon after entire deer was inside. . Marcus334 08:42, 7 November 2009 (UTC) Seconder