Python Facts Uncoiled!
PYTHONS COULD DO WITH GLASSES
Pythons have pretty poor eyesight. But they have a super power. Heat sensors! These are on their lips. From the heat radiated from their prey, they can find them even in the dark!
MUMMY MUMMY…
Pythons, like most reptiles, are very maternal. Some lay up to a hundred eggs. The mother then coils around to keep them warm until they hatch, which can be up to 90 days! She never leaves them even to feed herself!! Mother's love at its best.
SUPER SNIFFERS
Pythons have an incredible sense of smell. Some of them can detect scents which are 10,000 times fainter than what we can identify!! Maybe, they can be trained as police pythons!!
CHEW YOUR FOOD!
Have you been often told to do that? But pythons don’t! They swallow their food whole!! They crush their prey with their powerful muscles and kill them right away.
ID CARDS
Python skins are like ID cards. Each python has a unique skin pattern, like a fingerprint.
DRESSED TO KILL
Pythons, like other snakes, grow continuously throughout their lives and shed their skin regularly. It’s like getting new clothes every now and then. Younger pythons are more fashion conscious and shed their old skin at least once a month. Adults, maybe every quarter!