Mohamed+Fadiga-+Indian+Python

=Indian Python (Python Molurus)=


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=Location and Natural Habitat=

The Indian Python is a snake that can be found in variest habitats and location but it's usually location is across the Asain Continent. The Ptython is also found in the North in areas like china and also in the south in Borneo. The reason the Python lives in these lacations are because of it's Natural habitat including rainforest, rockyhills, srublands, woodlands and grassy marshes. They are usually found in habitats that can provide great shelter and these species are never far from water sources because they need it as energy and for survival.


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=Niche= The Indian Python is a Carnivore. It's a reptile that could probably be found in small island and is endangered. It's one of the biggest snaked on Earth with pythons reaching at maximum of 6.4m (21 ft) in length, and weighing up to 200lbs. It's deit consists of birds and mammals such as rats, pigs, monkeys, and even leopards and deers. The Indian python lives in areas with water and lot's of tree because they do not live in wide open areas. This is because when looking for food they can sneak up on there prey and squeezing the life out of it's prey. The python closes competitor in the habitat is the Saltwater Crocodile which has the same attributes as the indian python. But not in areas like sexual maturity. the indian python reaches sexual maturity between the ages of 2-3 years old. After the birth of a baby python the youngs become independent. A indian python after matting would lay up too 100 eggs, althought 20-60 is more common for a python to give birth. Each egg would weight as much as 207g (7.3 oz).


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=Population Status=

The main reason for the endangerment of Indian pythons are because for centuries, humans have been killing pythons out of pure fear of the snakes. Also around the world snakes of all knids are being hunted for food, skin and there bloods are used as a belief to have medicial values. In some places like Thailand snakes are being killed and sent to markets so that customers can drink fresh blood. Today a big reason for the endangerment is happen here in the US, where snake skins are made into fashionable accessories such as shoes, purses and belts. In Europe the python is considered a trophy species that is hunted heavily by Europeans. Because of these intereferences in the last few years there has not been a accurate number of how many indian pythons reamain.

=Conservation Efforts= = = This species is classified as Low risk (of Survival) on the IUCN red list of threatened species. These snakes are often being killed and are no not being protected by any parties except the Tamil Nadu Government. In tamil Nadu, the meat is eaten by locals and the fat is purported to have medicinal value. Beside this currently there are no efforts in place to protect the indain python and from the looks of things there speices may only be a short number of years, until the Nadu government and other governments can come up with a soluation to help the survival of an amazing reptile.

Work Cited
American Museum of Natural History, 1998. "Indian Python" (On-line). Accessed Feb. 19, 2001 at.

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