On Thursday, 27 November 2014
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| Python regius (Ball Python) |
Python regius, also commonly known as Ball Python which is one species of the non-venomous python in Africa. They are considered to be the smallest African pythons and they are also well known to be popular pets to keep as they come in small sizes and are often found to be docile in nature. Because of market demands for these pythons as pets, they are often bred selectively which leads to their offspring to have wider range of colors and patterns. They usually do not grow more than 182cm and females tend to be slightly bigger than males.
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| Ball Python curling into a ball |
The reason why they are called 'Ball Python' is that they are known to curl up into a ball, hiding their heads and necks tucked in the middle of the curl when they are stressed or frightened. At this state, they can be rolled around literally.
