RETIC This species is the largest snake in Asia. In
general, these snakes can grow up to about 6 feet. Terbear
retic snake found by Colossus in the Vietnam jungle. The
snake is now stored in Highland ParkZoo diPittsburgh, Pannsylvania in the
1950's.
This is a photo retic biggest snake found by Colossus in Vietnam
Geographical
Location
Reticulated pythons are found in Southeast Asia from the Nicobar Islands, northeastern India, Bangladesh, Burma, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia and Singapore, east through Indonesia and Indo-Australian Archipelago (Sumatra, Mentawai Islands, Natuna Islands, Borneo, Sulawesi , Java, Lombok, Sumbawa, Sumba, Flores, Timor, Maluku, Tanimbar Islands) and the Philippines (Basilan, Bohol, Cebu, Leyte, Luzon, Mindanao, Mindoro, Negros, Palawan, Panay, Polillo, Samar, Tawi-Tawi).
Habitat
retic live in the rain forest, and grasslands. Retic sometimes also be found on the edge of the river and around the lake.
Food
Their natural diet includes mammals and occasionally birds. Small specimens up to 3-4 m (10-14 ft) in length eat mainly rodents such as rats, whereas larger individuals switch to prey such as Viverridae (eg raccoons and binturongs), and even primates and pigs. Near human habitation, they are known to snatch stray chickens, cats and dogs on occasion. Among the largest, fully documented prey items taken were half starved Bear of 23 kilograms that was eaten by 6.95 m (23 ft) specimen and took some ten weeks to digest, and pigs over 60 kg (132 lb) [12 ] As a rule of thumb., these snakes seem able to swallow prey up to ¼ their own length, and up to their own weight [13] Like all pythons,. they are primarily ambush hunters, waiting until prey wanders typically within the range of pre-captured it in their coils and killing via constriction. However, there is at least one documented case of python feeding into a forest hut and take the child
Reticulated pythons are found in Southeast Asia from the Nicobar Islands, northeastern India, Bangladesh, Burma, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia and Singapore, east through Indonesia and Indo-Australian Archipelago (Sumatra, Mentawai Islands, Natuna Islands, Borneo, Sulawesi , Java, Lombok, Sumbawa, Sumba, Flores, Timor, Maluku, Tanimbar Islands) and the Philippines (Basilan, Bohol, Cebu, Leyte, Luzon, Mindanao, Mindoro, Negros, Palawan, Panay, Polillo, Samar, Tawi-Tawi).
Habitat
retic live in the rain forest, and grasslands. Retic sometimes also be found on the edge of the river and around the lake.
Food
Their natural diet includes mammals and occasionally birds. Small specimens up to 3-4 m (10-14 ft) in length eat mainly rodents such as rats, whereas larger individuals switch to prey such as Viverridae (eg raccoons and binturongs), and even primates and pigs. Near human habitation, they are known to snatch stray chickens, cats and dogs on occasion. Among the largest, fully documented prey items taken were half starved Bear of 23 kilograms that was eaten by 6.95 m (23 ft) specimen and took some ten weeks to digest, and pigs over 60 kg (132 lb) [12 ] As a rule of thumb., these snakes seem able to swallow prey up to ¼ their own length, and up to their own weight [13] Like all pythons,. they are primarily ambush hunters, waiting until prey wanders typically within the range of pre-captured it in their coils and killing via constriction. However, there is at least one documented case of python feeding into a forest hut and take the child
