Not many of us like snakes. I don’t like snakes but I find them appealing and attractive in some circumstances. The following are some facts about pythons:
1. Pythons are one of the largest snakes in the world.
2. They are found in tropical areas of Asia and Africa.
3. They are non-venomous.
4. They are known as constrictors. When they pounce on a prey, they coil around their prey. The purpose of coiling is not to break the bones of the problem although due to their strong muscles, it always results in the bones of the prey getting broken in the process. Instead, the purpose of coiling around the prey is to suffocate them to death. They can feel whether a prey has ceased breathing thus releasing it.
5. They usually swallow their prey alive since they don’t have the ability to chew their prey into pieces. They swallow the prey starting from the head. It would be very cumbersome and it might result to the python dying when it swallows a prey starting from the legs.
6. Undigested materials are usually found in the python’s poop e.g. feathers and fur.
7. A female lays about 12-36 eggs. The mother ensures the eggs are warm by coiling herself around the eggs. When the eggs hatch, the mother leaves them. They have to fend for themselves.
8. They are cold-blooded animals.
9. Pythons can live up to 40 years in captivity.
10. Pythons don’t normally attack humans unless they are provoked.
11. When they hunt big animals, it make take several days or weeks to fully digest them.
12. They can go for several weeks or months without the need to hunt another animal to feed on.
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Question of
Are you fascinated by snakes?
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Yes
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No
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Question of
Would you keep a snake as a pet?
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Yes
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No
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I do not like any kind of snakes. No thank you!
I understand Karen, I wouldn’t even want to touch them.
I love snakes though I also get scared seeing one.
Same for me. Watching them from a distance is fascinating but not when we are staring each other face-to-face.
Lol. Very true. Nice to see them at a safe distance.
i would love to have a snake as a pet, my wife says that if I did, i would be living somewhere else!
Hahaha….you made me smile again (very hard). I’m sure she means it. I’m wondering how it would be like staying with the snake all by yourself.
i would not. I would choose my wife over a snake. I was looking for an and!
I get you, you were waiting for an and…
Reading about the number of people killed by pet pythons recently tells me that these creatures are never meant to be pets
I wouldn’t want to have it as a pet. They are not trustworthy to keep as a pet.
No snakes here, not a fan!
Me too, no snakes at all.
I don’t like snakes. But the facts are interesting, and I was happy to read them.
I am fascinated by them but i don’t envision ever liking them.
No, I am not fascinated, I hate snakes, they look weird to me.
Same to me. Their face is scary and intimidating.
Snakes aren’t my favorite animal at all, I don’t like them.
Same case here. I don’t like them though I’m fascinated with what they can do.
I am very much afraid of snakes
Me too. I am glad I have never come across big snakes. They are threatening even if scientists tell us some of them are not dangerous.