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Reptiles · Squamata · Pythonidae
Central African Rock Python
Python sebae
Least Concern
The species is abundant and widely distributed; it faces no significant short-term risk.
The African rock python is a scaled reptile of the family Pythonidae found in sub-Saharan Africa; it is also found in Florida, where it was introduced as a pet and released by owners who could no longer keep it, and where it has become a danger to native species. It is the largest snake in Africa and one of the largest in the world, comparable in size to the Burmese python, with which it competes for third place among the largest snakes on Earth. Python natalensis was formerly regarded as a subspecies of it.
Weight
40 kg – 90 kg
Size
3 m – 6 m
Life expectancy
30 years
