African Rock Python
Python sebae
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Constrictor
- Type
- Python
- Family
- Pythonidae
- Genus
- Python
- Continents
- Africa
- Countries
- 36
- How common
- Common
- Invasive in
- South Florida
About
African Rock Python (Python sebae) is a non-venomous python of the family Pythonidae, found in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon and 31 more. It has also been introduced outside its native range (South Florida), where it is invasive. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical lowland forest, tropical montane forest and 42 more. Common: recorded in 279 places on iNaturalist.
Where it lives
Native rangeIntroduced / invasive
- Angola
- Benin
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cameroon
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Ethiopia
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Ivory Coast
- Kenya
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Mali
- Mauritania
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Republic of the Congo
- Rwanda
- Senegal
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Sudan
- Sudan
- Tanzania
- Togo
- Uganda
- Zambia
- Introduced: United States
Habitats
Estimated from where this snake is recorded and what kind of snake it is - not a confirmed habitat survey.
- Tropical Rainforest
- Tropical Moist Forest
- Tropical Lowland Forest
- Tropical Montane Forest
- Montane Rainforest
- Tropical Seasonal Forest
- Evergreen Forest
- Coastal Forest
- Woodland
- Dry Woodland
- Open Woodland
- Scrub Forest
- Thorn Forest
- Montane Woodland
- Mountain Forest
- Savanna
- Tropical Savanna
- Dry Savanna
- Grassland
- Tropical Grassland
- Desert
- Hot Desert
- Semi-Desert
- Mountain Slopes
Related snakes
- Lesser African Python Python natalensis
- Angolan Python Python anchietae
- Borneo Python Python breitensteini
- Indian Rock Python Python molurus
- Blood Python Python brongersmai
- Ball Python Python regius
- Blood Python (curtus) Python curtus
- Burmese Python Python bivittatus
- Python maurus
- Mon python Python kyaiktiyo
Stay safe: a photo or a web page can never tell you for certain that a snake is harmless. Keep your distance, never handle a wild snake, and get medical help straight away after any bite.