Pythons are indigenous to the Old World Tropics, including sub-Saharan Africa, tropical to subtropical Asia, and Australia, Pythons are ambush predators that primarily kill prey by constriction, causing cardiac arrest. Pythons are oviparous, laying eggs that females incubate until they hatch.
The African Rock Python is Africa's largest snake. There is a large spearhead mark on the crown of the head; dark and light bands radiating from eye to.
African rock pythons are known to prey on mammals ranging from rodents and birds to monkeys, small antelope, and even young warthogs. Documented cases confirm that they are capable of consuming duikers under the right circumstances.
The African Rock Python, also known as the Python sebae, is one of the largest snake species in the world, growing up to 20 feet in length and weighing up to 200 pounds.African Rock Pythons are non-venomous and kill their prey by constriction, squeezing them until they suffocate.
An African rock python is seen constricting and swallowing a squirrel at Camp Linyanti in the Chobe National Park.How could we expect to bump into an African rock python eating its prey? Thats just it you can never know whats around the next bend in the wild world of Botswana.
