Python bivittatus

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Python bivittatus is a large, nonvenomous constrictor snake native to Southeast Asia, commonly known as the Burmese python and noted for its impressive size and invasive populations in places like the Florida Everglades.

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Label Occurrences
Python bivittatus canonical 4

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf constrictor snake
species of snake
activityPattern primarily nocturnal
binomialName Python bivittatus self-link
class Reptilia
clutchSize up to several dozen eggs
commonName Burmese python
conservationStatus Vulnerable
conservationStatusSystem IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
surface form: IUCN Red List
describedBy Kuhl
diet birds
mammals
family Pythonidae
genus Python
habitat grasslands
marshes
river valleys
tropical forests
hasScales yes
introducedTo Florida
Everglades
surface form: Florida Everglades
invasiveIn Everglades
surface form: Florida Everglades
kingdom Animalia
lifespanInCaptivity over 20 years
maximumRecordedLength over 16 feet
over 5 meters
maximumRecordedMass over 200 pounds
over 90 kilograms
nativeTo Cambodia
Indonesia
Laos
Myanmar
Southeast Asia
Thailand
Viet Nam
surface form: Vietnam

southern China
notableFor invasive populations in Florida
large body size
order Squamata
phylum Chordata
regulatesBodyTemperatureBy behavioral thermoregulation
reproduction oviparous
taxonRank species
threat habitat loss
hunting for skin
pet trade
usesConstriction yes
venomous no
yearDescribed 1820

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Burmese python scientificName Python bivittatus
Python bivittatus binomialName Python bivittatus self-link
Pythonidae includesSpecies Python bivittatus
Pythonidae hasLargeSpecies Python bivittatus