Photo of a Ball Python (Python regius)
Photo: Rob C. H. M. Oudejans, CC BY-NC, via iNaturalist
Venom
Not venomous
Constrictor
Constrictor
Type
Python
Family
Pythonidae
Genus
Python
Continents
Africa
Countries
21
How common
Recorded in 71 places on iNaturalist

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About

Ball Python (Python regius) is a non-venomous python of the family Pythonidae, found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo and 16 more. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical lowland forest, evergreen forest and 13 more. Recorded in 71 places on iNaturalist.

Where it lives

Native range

Habitats

Estimated from where this snake is recorded and what kind of snake it is - not a confirmed habitat survey.

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