Least ConcernCentral African Rock Python
Python sebae
44 countries7 parks
Species group · Reptiles
WAnimals has 7 species of python, in the family Pythonidae.
Each one has its own full profile. This group does not replace them: it brings them together.
No species documented in this group is genuinely at risk according to the IUCN, with the data available today.
Recorded in 65 countries. The ones with the most species in the group:
The largest snake in Africa: over 5 m long.
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It is one of the largest snakes in Africa and will occasionally take large prey, small antelopes included, after which it may go months without eating again.
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The female incubates: she coils around the clutch for almost three months without eating and barely moving, then stays with the hatchlings for about two more weeks, parental care exceptional among snakes.
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It has become one of the most studied invasive species in the world since establishing itself in the Florida Everglades.
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It eats a wide range of land vertebrates, large mammals and birds included.
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Females can reach up to 5.4 metres in length and are larger than males.
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It can reach almost 10 metres long, a record widely cited in the specialist literature.
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The female incubates her eggs by generating heat through muscular contractions.
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Ranges calculated from the profiles that record the figure, not from all 7.
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