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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Pythonidae |
| Genus: | Python |
| Species: | P. natalensis
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| Python natalensis Smith, 1833
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The Southern African rock python (Python natalensis) is a large python species native to Southern Africa inhabiting savanna and woodland.[1] It was first described by Andrew Smith in 1833.[2] Growing a length of more than 5 m (16 ft), this is one of the largest snakes in the world.
The Southern African rock python has a colouration that is similar to its northern relative, however it is described as being "drabber". Below the light stripe on both snakes' head, the southern species has a narrower dark patch that resembles a stripe instead of a patch. The Central African rock python (Python sebae) has two prominent light lines from the nose, over the eye to the back of the head, which are much duller in the Southern African rock python. The northern species has considerably larger head scales.[3][4] It is also noticeably inferior in size to size the Central African rock python.[4]
The Southern African rock python reaches an average length of between 2.8 and 4 m (9 ft 2 in and 13 ft 1 in).[5] Individuals longer than 4.6 m (15 ft) are rare.[6] Regarding body length and mass, this species exhibits sexual dimorphism, as females are significantly larger and heavier than males.[7] Of 75 individuals measured in South Africa the longest female was 4.34 m (14.2 ft) long and weighed 53.4 kg (118 lb). The largest male was 4.23 m (13.9 ft) long and weighed 31.1 kg (69 lb).[8] There is one reliable record of a living specimen reaching 5.56 m (18.2 ft).[6] The longest South African python measured 5.8 m (19 ft), recorded in the former Transvaal.[9] One specimen, reportedly 7 m (23 ft 0 in) in length, was killed by K. H. Kroff in Zambia in 1958 and was claimed to have had a 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) juvenile Nile crocodile in its stomach.[10]
The Southern African rock python mainly feeds on small antelopes, jackals, hares, monkeys, and occasionally fish and crocodiles.[11]
In Where Men Still Dream, the South African journalist and author Lawrence G. Green speculates that the legend of the Grootslang, a mythical being in South African prospector folklore resembling a giant serpent and said to live in the Orange River, most likely originated from sightings of unusually large rock pythons in the river, which were exaggerated into descriptions of a monstrous being.[12]
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The Southern African rock python (Python natalensis) is a large python species native to Southern Africa inhabiting savanna and woodland. It was first described by Andrew Smith in 1833. Growing a length of more than 5 m (16 ft), this is one of the largest snakes in the world.
The Central African rock python (Python sebae) is a species of large constrictor snake in the family Pythonidae. The species is native to sub-Saharan Africa. It is one of ten living species in the genus Python. It is Africa's largest snake, and one of the eight largest snake species in the world, along with the green anaconda, reticulated python, Burmese python, Southern African rock python, Indian python, yellow anaconda and Australian scrub python. Specimens may approach or exceed 6 m (20 ft). The Southern African rock python is generally smaller than its northern relative and in general, the Central African rock python is regarded as one of the longest species of snake in the world. The snake is found in a variety of habitats, from forests to near deserts, although usually near sources of water. The snake becomes dormant during the dry season. 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. Although the snake is not endangered, it does face threats from habitat reduction and hunting. Some cultures in sub-Saharan Africa consider it a delicacy, which may pose a threat to its population.
Rock python may refer to: Central African rock python (Python sebae), a non-venomous snake species found in sub-Saharan Africa Southern African rock python (Python natalensis), a non-venomous snake of southern Africa, closely related to the Central African rock python Indian python or Asiatic rock python (Python molurus), a non-venomous snake species found in southern Asia Rock Python, a fictional comic book character
This is a list of all extant genera, species, and subspecies of the snakes of the family Pythonidae, otherwise referred to as pythonids or true pythons. It follows the taxonomy currently provided by ITIS, which is based on the continuing work of Roy McDiarmid and has been updated with additional recently described species. Antaresia, Children's pythons Antaresia childreni, Children's python, large-blotched python, eastern large-blotched python or banded rock python Antaresia maculosa, spotted python, small-blotched python, eastern small-blotched python or eastern Children's python Antaresia maculosa maculosa, southern spotted python Antaresia maculosa peninsularis, Cape York spotted python Anteresia papuensis, Papuan spotted python Antaresia perthensis, pygmy python or anthill python Apodora, Papuan python Apodora papuana, Papuan python, Irian python or Papuan olive python Aspidites, pitless pythons Aspidites melanocephalus, black-headed python Aspidites ramsayi, woma python, woma, Ramsay's python or sand python Bothrochilus, Bismarck ringed python Bothrochilus boa, Bismarck ringed python Leiopython, white-lipped pythons Leiopython albertisii, D'Albertis' python or northern white-lipped python Leiopython biakensis, Biak white-lipped python Leiopython fredparkeri, Karimui Basin white-lipped python Liasis, water pythons Liasis fuscus, water python Liasis mackloti, Macklot's python or freckled python Liasis mackloti dunni, Dunn's python or Dunn's freckled python Liasis mackloti mackloti, Macklot's python or Macklot's freckled python Liasis mackloti savuensis, Savu python or Savu freckled python Liasis olivaceus, olive python Liasis olivaceus barroni, Pilbara olive python Liasis olivaceus olivaceus, common olive python Malayopython, reticulated python and Timor python Malayopython reticulatus, reticulated python Malayopython reticulatus jamperanus, Kayaudi reticulated python or Tanahjampean reticulated python Malayopython reticulatus reticulatus, Asiatic reticulated python Malayopython reticulatus saputrai, Selayer reticulated python Malayopython timoriensis, Timor python Morelia, tree pythons Morelia azurea, northern green tree python Morelia azurea azurea Morelia azurea pulcher Morelia azurea utaraensis Morelia bredli, Bredl's python, Bredl's carpet python or Centralian python Morelia carinata, rough-scaled python Morelia imbricata, southwestern carpet python Morelia spilota, carpet python or diamond python Morelia spilota cheynei, jungle carpet python Morelia spilota mcdowelli, eastern carpet python, coastal carpet python or McDowell's carpet python Morelia spilota metcalfei, Murray-Darling carpet python, inland carpet python, riverine carpet python or Victorian carpet python Morelia spilota spilota, diamond python Morelia spilota variegata, Torresian carpet python, Darwin carpet python, northwestern carpet python or rubber python Morelia viridis, southern green tree python Nyctophilopython, Oenpelli python Nyctophilopython oenpelliensis, Oenpelli python or Oenpelli rock python Python, true pythons sensu stricto Python anchietae, Angolan python Python bivittatus, Burmese python Python bivittatus bivittatus, giant Burmese python Python bivittatus progschai, dwarf Burmese python Python breitensteini, Borneo python or Borneo short-tailed python Python brongersmai, blood python or Brongersma's short-tailed python Python curtus, Sumatran short-tailed python Python kyaiktiyo, Myanmar short-tailed python Python molurus, Indian python, Indian rock python, Asian rock python or black-tailed python Python natalensis, Southern African rock python or Natal rock python Python regius, ball python or royal python Python sebae, Central African rock python Simalia, amethystine python species complex Simalia amethistina, amethystine python or scrub python Simalia boeleni, Boelen's python or black python Simalia clastolepis, Moluccan python or yellow python Simalia kinghorni, Australian scrub python Simalia nauta, Tanimbar python Simalia tracyae, Halmahera python
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