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The Ball python (Python regius), also known as the Royal python, is a ground-dwelling, nonvenomous snake native to the savannahs and rain forests of western and central Africa, ball pythons can be found from Senegal, Guinea Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, and Liberia on the west coast, east to southwestern Sudan and northwestern Uganda. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1000x750, 838 KB) Summary Pastel ball python{python regius}. Taken by Cody Campbell on October 6th 2005. ...
The conservation status of a species is an indicator of the likelihood of that species continuing to survive either in the present day or the future. ...
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Least Concern (LC) is an IUCN category assigned to extant species or lower taxa which have been evaluated but do not qualify for any other category. ...
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Typical Classes See below Chordates (phylum Chordata) are a group of animals that includes the vertebrates, together with several closely related invertebrates. ...
Subclasses Anapsida Diapsida Synonyms Reptilia Laurenti, 1768 Reptiles are tetrapods and amniotes, animals whose embryos are surrounded by an amniotic membrane, and members of the class Sauropsida. ...
Suborders Lacertilia- Lizards Serpentes - Snakes Amphisbaenia - Worm lizards This article is about the Squamata order of reptiles. ...
Families Acrochordidae Aniliidae Anomalepididae Anomochilidae Atractaspididae Boidae Bolyeriidae Colubridae Cylindrophiidae Elapidae Hydrophiidae Leptotyphlopidae Loxocemidae Pythonidae Tropidophiidae Typhlopidae Uropeltidae Viperidae Xenopeltidae Snakes are cold blooded legless reptiles closely related to lizards, which share the order Squamata. ...
Genera Aspidites Antaresia Apodora Bothrochilus Leiopython Liasis Morelia Python Python is the common name for a group of non-venomous constricting snakes, specifically the family Pythonidae. ...
Species Python anchietae Python breitensteini Python brongersmai Python molurus Python regius Python reticulatus Python sebae Python timoriensis Python is the common name for the Boidae Family of nonvenomous constricting snakes—specifically the subfamily Pythonidae. ...
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Infraorders and Families Alethinophidia - Nopcsa, 1923 Acrochordidae- Bonaparte, 1831 Aniliidae - Stejneger, 1907 Anomochilidae - Cundall, Wallach & Rossman, 1993 Atractaspididae - Günther, 1858 Boidae - Gray, 1825 Bolyeriidae - Hoffstetter, 1946 Colubridae - Oppel, 1811 Cylindrophiidae - Fitzinger, 1843 Elapidae - F. Boie, 1827 Loxocemidae - Cope, 1861 Pythonidae - Fitzinger, 1826 Tropidophiidae - Brongersma, 1951 Uropeltidae - Müller, 1832...
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Tens of thousands of ball pythons are annually imported into the U.S., mostly originating from Togo, Benin, and Ghana. The name ball derives from the animal's tendency, when stressed or frightened, to curl into a tight "ball" with its head hidden inside, often for long periods of time.[1] The name royal (from the regius in the Latin name) comes, in part, from Cleopatra, who supposedly wore the snake around her wrist. This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...
The ball python is typically light brown-green or black in color, with a tan-yellow underbelly. However, ball python breeders in the herpetological and pet industries have, through selective breeding, developed many morphs, which are genetic mutations that alter the colors and patterns of the scales.[2] Adults range in length from 1 to over 2 meters (3 to over 6 feet), with the average female reaching 1 to 1.5 m (3 to 5 feet) and the average male, 60 to 90 cm (2-3 feet). A mature female will commonly grow distinctly larger than the male. A Morph, meaning form (from the Latin morpha), is a zoological term that descibes local populations or subpopulations of a single species of animal that may or may not be phenotypically distinct from the larger population as a whole. ...
In biology, mutations are permanent, sometimes transmissible (if the change is to a germ cell) changes to the genetic material (usually DNA or RNA) of a cell. ...
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Ball pythons reach sexual maturity between 18 months and 4 years, and live 20-40 years, with the oldest recorded royal python reaching 48 years of age in captivity.[3][4]
In captivity
Due to their smaller size in comparison with other pythons and extremely docile temperament, ball pythons bred in captivity have become popular as pets.[5] Captive-bred ball pythons make excellent beginner snakes. However, baby ball pythons like any snake, may be a little nippy at first, but will calm down as they get used to human contact. Ball pythons caught in the wild have greater difficulty adapting to a captive environment, which can result in refusal to feed and parasitic infection. Their diet in captivity usually consist of rats and mice.[3] A parasite is an organism that lives in or on the living tissue of a host organism at the expense of it. ...
An infection is the detrimental colonization of a host organism by a foreign species. ...
Gender determination Pythons and boas, including ball pythons, have anal spurs, appearing on each side of the vent. These spurs are important for the mating process, aiding the snakes in clasping onto their mate. The spurs on males are generally longer than those on females.[6] Genera Aspidites Antaresia Apodora Bothrochilus Leiopython Liasis Morelia Python Python is the common name for a group of non-venomous constricting snakes, specifically the family Pythonidae. ...
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Anal spurs on a male, albino burmese python Anal spurs are a pair of tiny claws found on each side of the vent of pythons, boas, and other primitive snakes. ...
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Two primary ways to properly determine the gender of a ball python are "probing" and "popping." When probing, a lubricated metal rod is inserted into the snake's cloaca towards the tail. If the snake is male, the rod will pass into the inverted hemipenes, which will allow the probe to pass deeper than in a female of similar size. The other method for sexing a ball python is the popping method. The snake is held inverted with one hand, with gentle finger pressure just in front of the cloaca. The thumb from the opposite hand is then placed behind the cloaca and rolled towards the head. In males, this will cause the hemipenes to evert. It is recommended that you have a professional do the probing in order to not harm the snake and get a more accurate statement.[7] In zoological anatomy, a cloaca is the posterior opening that serves as the only such opening for the intestinal, urinary, and genital tracts of certain animal species. ...
An everted hemipene of a North American rattlesnake (Crotalus adamanteus) Hemipenes are the paired reproductive organs of male snakes and lizards. ...
An everted hemipene of a North American rattlesnake (Crotalus adamanteus) Hemipenes are the paired reproductive organs of male snakes and lizards. ...
References - ^ http://www.ball-pythons.net/modules.php?name=Sections&op=viewarticle&id=59
- ^ http://www.grazianireptiles.com/mutations.htm
- ^ a b http://www.newenglandreptile.com/CareBall.html
- ^ http://www.alaskazoo.org/reptilehome.htm
- ^ http://groups.msn.com/BallPythons/ballpythons2.msnw
- ^ http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?cls=17&cat=1831&articleid=2422
- ^ http://www.pythons.com/probing.html
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