Huge Indian Rock Python In Action In Mysore Zoo Dec. 2019 Mysore Tourism Karnataka Tourism

Like all pythons, this snake is non-venomous. It kills by constriction, ambushing and coiling around its prey, and tightening its coils every time the victim breathes out. Death happens by cardiac arrest, rather than by asphyxiation or crushing.The Indian python, Python molurus molurus, is one of two subspecies of Python molurus that exist and its area of distribution includes India, Pakistan, Nepal and Sri Lanka.
The head of the Indian rock python is relatively small with a stocky body. It has labial fossettes, and can be up to six metres long, although it is normally not more than four or five. It is light green with large irregular spots on its back. The sides and head have an inverted-Y pattern over a pink background. The head has a black pattern like a spear tip that starts at the neck and ends at the nose. The end of its tail is prehensile.
This species can adapt to a large range of habitats, including marshes, swamps, jungles, rocky regions, rice paddies, riverbanks and close to small villages, but always near a permanent source of water.They are Large predators, they feed on mammals, birds and reptiles. Large specimens can even eat animals as large as wild boar and young deer, although they prefer smaller prey, such as rat-sized rodents.They can live more than 20 years in captivity.