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A member of the Boa family the female can have as many as 100 eggs at a time (Average is 60 eggs) and the hatchlings are at least 2 ft. (61 cm) in length.
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Python Scientific classification.
Kingdom: Animalia.
Phylum: Chordata.
Subphylum: Vertebrata.
Class: Reptilia.
Order: Squamata.
Suborder: Serpentes.
Infraorder: Alethinophidia.
Family: Pythonidae.
Genus: Python.
Species: P. molurus
The (Asiatic) Reticulated Python (Python reticulatus) is a member of the Pythonidae family and has and average length of 15 ft. (4.57 m) to 25 ft. (7.62 m) with and average weight of over 250 lbs. (113.398 kg)however, it is possible for some to grow near 30 ft. (9.14 m) with a weight of 300lbs. (136.08 kg.), the largest was measured at 33 ft. (10.05 m), they can be located in Southeast Asia and can be found in the various Tropical Rainforest's which covers over 1.9 million sq. km (1.180,605 sq. mi.), a member of the Boa family the female can have as many as 100 eggs at a time (Average is 60 eggs) and the hatchlings are at least 2 ft. (61 cm) in length, life span of the python is 25 to 30 years. Diet consists of small mammals and birds, the larger the python the larger the prey which include pigs, dogs, cats and primates, etc., the python ambushes it's prey, holds it with it's teeth and suffocates the victim with constriction rather then crushing it, after swallowing the prey whole digestion takes many days to several weeks depending on the size of the prey.
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Do ball pythons have live birth?
No, pythons lay eggs.
Do the boa consrictor or python lay eggs?
Pythons lay eggs, Boas give live birth
When pythons lay babies they lay them alive or eggs?
Pythons don't give live birth like garters. Pythons lay eggs and lots of them. They may lay up to 50 or more eggs. I wish you good luck.
How is a python and a boa the same?
Pythons lay eggs, boas give live birth. They differ in a lot of other ways as well, including size (pythons are generally bigger), scale pattern and facial features. Pythons sense heat through "pits" along the side of their nose, while boas have heat sensory scales. To name a few.
Does a python lay eggs or give live birth to its offspring?
A python lays eggs that then hatch as its offspring. This is only true if it mates with another snake. But if it mates with a mammal, such as a chipmunk, it will give live birth. Obviously the person who gave this answer had a "chipmunk" as a father. Pythons lay eggs.
What is the difference between a python and a constrictor?
The main difference is - Rattlesnakes are venomous, while Boa constrictors are (as the name suggests) constrictors.
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Yes, they do give live birth
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They lay eggs.
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antelopes do give live birth
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They are mammals and give live birth.
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No, penguins do not give birth to live young. They give birth to eggs.
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no there not there found in the bush on the ground
