Least ConcernReticulated Python
Python reticulatus
One of the 26 snakes on WAnimals
Reptiles · Squamata · Colubridae
Chrysopelea paradisi
The species is abundant and widely distributed; it faces no significant short-term risk.
Chrysopelea paradisi is an arboreal snake of the family Colubridae native to South-East Asia, able to glide and to turn in the air to reach different positions in the canopy. Jake Socha, a biomechanist, discovered that this species can splay its ribs and flatten itself, as much as doubling the width of its body, and so improve the efficiency of its glide.
Size
1 m – 1.2 m
Life expectancy
10 years
Diet
Carnivore
Feeds mainly on other animals.
Activity
Diurnal
Active mainly during the day.
Social structure
Solitary
Lives and hunts alone, joining others only to breed.
Sighting difficulty
Easy
Sources consulted: https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysopelea_paradisi
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