burmese python (python bivittatus) resting among rocks in a zoo : (pix sanjiv shukla)

ambush amphibian asia back bird bivittatus black blotches brown brumation bulkier burmese carnivorous climber cold constriction darkcolored dimorphic dormancy excellent family female foothills grassland ground heavier hunt invasive jungles land largest longer male mammal marshes nocturnal nonvenomous pet predator prehensile prey python pythonidae rainforest reptile rocky serpent sexually skin snake solitary southeast southern species swallows swamps swimmer tail trade tree vulnerable water wild woodlands