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Female adults of the northern white-lipped python (L. albertisii) grow to an average of about 213 cm (6–7 ft) in total length (including tail), whereas the southern white-lipped python (L. fredparkeri) can reach up to 300 cm (9.8 ft) in total length.
D'Albertis' python (Leiopython albertisii), also known commonly as D'Albert's water python or the northern white-lipped python, is a species of python, a non-venomous snake in the family Pythonidae. The species is endemic to New Guinea. There are no subspecies that are recognized as being valid. [4]
Leiopython fredparkeri, also known commonly as the Karimui Basin whitelip python, the Karimui Basin white-lipped python, and the southern white-lipped python, is a species of snake in the family Pythonidae. The species is endemic to New Guinea. [1] [2] It was first described by German herpetologist Wulf D. Schleip in 2008. [2] [3]
Leiopython albertisii, a.k.a. D'Albert's water python, a non-venomous species found in New Guinea Liasis mackloti , a.k.a. Macklot's python, a non-venomous species found in Indonesia Topics referred to by the same term
As of 2022, Pythonoidea contains 39 species, including the eponymous genus Python and 10 other genera of pythons (Antaresia, Apodora, Aspidites, Bothrochilus, Leiopython, Liasis, Malayopython, Morelia, Nyctophilopthon and Simalia), all in the family Pythonidae, as well as two lesser-known families, Loxocemidae (one species, the Mexican ...
Females remain coiled around their eggs until they hatch, with the incubation period lasting 2–3 months. An adult female about 4–5 years old and 5 ft (about 1.5 m) in total length usually lays about 11 eggs.
The Central African rock python kills its prey by constriction and often eats animals up to the size of antelope, occasionally even crocodiles. The snake reproduces by egg-laying. Unlike most snakes, the female protects her nest and sometimes even her hatchlings. The snake is widely feared, though it is nonvenomous and very rarely kills humans.
The process of retrieving the body from the python's stomach was documented by pictures and videos taken by witnesses. [ 53 ] [ 54 ] [ 55 ] In June 2018, a 54-year-old Indonesian woman in Muna Island , Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia, was killed and eaten by a 23 ft (7 m) python.