Reticulated Python

Reticulated Python care at a glance

Adult length

3–6 m (9.8–19.7 ft)

Adult weight

15–75 kg (33.1–165.3 lb)

Lifespan

20–25 years

Basking / warm side

32–34 °C (90–93 °F)

Cool side

26–28 °C (79–82 °F)

Night minimum

24 °C (75 °F)

Humidity

60–80%

UVB

Optional (low-level is beneficial)

Diet

Rodents and rabbits; larger prey for big adults

Activity

Nocturnal

Lifestyle

Terrestrial

Size varies hugely by locality; dwarf locales stay much smaller.

Typical values from common keeping practice, not yet reviewed. Individual animals and setups vary. See the enclosure size guide.

Reticulated Python morphs and genes

7 genes in our list. Log your animal's genetics and Reptilytics builds its morph name for you, or try the reticulated python genetics calculator.

Reticulated Python research

154 published papers in the HerpAtlas library. Most cited below, or see the latest research →

• The influence of sex and body size on food habits of a giant tropical snake, Python reticulatus

  Functional Ecology · 1998 · cited 149 times

• Localization of immunoreactive synthetic atrial natriuretic factor (ANF) in the heart of various animal species.

  The journal of histochemistry and cytochemistry : official journal of the Histochemistry Society · 1985 · cited 132 times

• Design and evaluation of gradual typing for python

  ACM SIGPLAN Notices · 2014 · cited 93 times

• Curcumin nanoemulsion for transdermal application: formulation and evaluation.

  Drug development and industrial pharmacy · 2014 · cited 77 times

• The allometry of life‐history traits: insights from a study of giant snakes ( Python reticulatus )

  Journal of Zoology · 1998 · cited 69 times

• Akkermansia glycaniphila sp. nov., an anaerobic mucin-degrading bacterium isolated from reticulated python faeces.

  International journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology · 2016 · cited 63 times

• Sociality in Lizards

  Cambridge University Press eBooks · 2017 · cited 59 times

• STUDIES ON THE GENUS KALICEPHALUS (NEMATODA: DIAPHANOCEPHALIDAE): II. A TAXONOMIC REVISION OF THE GENUS KALICEPHALUS MOLIN, 1861

  Canadian Journal of Zoology · 1962 · cited 57 times

Reticulated Python natural history notes

Field and captive observations published in Herpetological Review's Natural History Notes. Each is a single observation, summarized by us, with a link to the original.