PYTHON, in Zoology

pīˈthŏn, name for nonvenomous constrictor snakes of the boa family, found in the tropical regions of Africa, Asia, Australia, and the S Pacific islands. Pythons climb and swim expertly. They kill the birds and mammals on which they feed by squeezing them in their coils. Unlike boas, pythons are egg layers. The female coils her body over the eggs for the six to eight week incubation period. The reticulated, or royal, python, Python reticulatus, of SE Asia, Indonesia, and the Philippines is one of the largest snakes in the world and may reach a length of 30 ft (9 m) or more. It is often found in towns as well as in the forest. Pythons are classified in the phylum Chordata, subphylum Vertebrata, class Reptilia, order Squamata, family Boidae.

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books on: Python in Zoology  - 11 results

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International Wildlife Encyclopedia - Vol. 15
Book by Marshall Cavendish; Marshall Cavendish, 2002
Subjects: Zoology--Dictionaries
PYTHON PYTHONS ARE THE EQUIVALENTS in Africa, Asia...Saharan Africa. The other African pythons are the ball python (P. regiua), often called the roval...often found near water, and the Indian python is almost semi- aquatic. Pythons also live in jungles and climb trees...
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The Great Naturalists Explore South America
Book by Paul Russell Cutright; The Macmillan Company, 1940
Subjects: Naturalists, Zoology--South America
...anaconda weighs more than a 24-foot python, and that he weighed an anaconda 19...contrast to this is the 28-foot regal python owned by Hagenbeck that weighed just...It would seem then, that the regal python is the longest snake in the world but...persists that even larger anacondas and pythons are in existence. There are two chief...
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Confessions of a Scientist
Book by Raymond L. Ditmars; The Macmillan Company, 1934
Subjects: Animal Behavior, Reptiles, Zoology
...to see the lady in possession of a python of this sort. The good-natured rock-python is the kind generally used by "charmers" in the shows. The pythons owner, however, reached into the trunk...upturned palm under "Rajahs" chin. The python had a head as big as that of a terrier...
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The Animal World of Albert Schweitzer: Jungle Insights into Reverence for Life
Book by Charles R. Joy, Albert Schweitzer; Beacon Press, 1950
Subjects: Animal Behavior, Animal Welfare, Life, Zoology--Africa
...itself against its attackers, who cut it to pieces with their bushknives; but it will sometimes make the first lunge. The python or boa constrictor is one of the foremost among the non-poisonous snakes. The boa constrictor can be as much as eight meters...
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International Wildlife Encyclopedia - Vol. 1
Book by Marshall Cavendish; Marshall Cavendish, 2002
Subjects: Zoology--Dictionaries
...2076 Pyrosama ...........................2078 Python ...............................2079 Quail...
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journal articles on: Python in Zoology  - 5 results

 
 
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Patterns of Animal Utilization in the Holocene of the Philippines: A Comparison of Faunal Samples from Four Archeological Sites
Journal article by Karen M. Mudar; Asian Perspectives: the Journal of Archaeology for Asia and the Pacific, Vol. 36, 1997
Subjects: Archaeology--Philippines, Paleogeography--Holocene, Philippines--History
...a soft-shelled turtle (Dogania subplana), and python (Python reticulata) were represented by a few elements. Both...collections at the University of Michigan Museum of Zoology. Assistance in identification was provided by Gerald...
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Rattlesnake Orientation to Prey as a Function of Thermal Backgrounds and Edges
Journal article by Demetri Hilario Theodoratus, David Chiszar, Hobart M. Smith; The Psychological Record, Vol. 47, 1997
Subjects: Animal behavior--Environmental aspects, Orientation (Psychology)--Environmental aspects, Rattlesnakes--Behavior
...Morphology, performance fitness. American Zoology, 23,347-361. BERSON, D. M...the changes during feeding behaviour in Python molurus bivittatus (Serpentes, Boidae...capture and feeding in snakes. American Zoology, 23, 363-375. COCK BUNING, T. DE...
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Bonded by Language: Jeanette Winterson's Written on the Body
Journal article by Brian Finney; Women and Language, Vol. 25, 2002
Subjects: Lesbians--Portrayals, depictions, etc., Love--Portrayals, depictions, etc., Sex--Portrayals, depictions, etc., Winterson, Jeanette--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Women authors--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Written on the Body (Book)--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
...weapon against desire. Yo u may as well take a pop-gun to a python" (78). Yet this Lothario or Don Juan type of libertine...biology, anatomy, chronobiology, physics, astrophysics, zoology, not to mention the Bible -- and employs them to rejuvenate...
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Effective Teaching Strategies for Gifted/learning-Disabled Students with Spatial Strengths
Journal article by Rebecca L. Mann; Journal of Secondary Gifted Education, Vol. 17, 2006
Subjects: Academically gifted--Study and teaching, Education--Analysis, Education--Methods, Talented students--Study and teaching, Teachers--Management, Teaching methods--Analysis
...Downstairs in a classroom with a large wooden case containing a python and a fish tank, and a large bulletin board covered with newspaper...exceeded that of many college students majoring in botany and zoology. Their enthusiasm was contagious and best expressed by a young...
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Southern Africa
Journal article; Africa, Vol. 74, 2004
...polititue 2002 101-109 Urban Studies No entry See also 3783 Zoology 3847 Leeming, J., Scorpions of Southern Africa. London...historical review 118 477 2003 617-650 4340 Tropp, J., The Python and the crying tree: interpreting tales of environmental and...


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magazine articles on: Python in Zoology  - 3 results

 
 
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Snake Hunting in Mysore, India
Magazine article by Ramesh Avadhani; World and I, Vol. 25, January 2010
Subjects: Hunting--Personal narratives, Mysore, India--Description and travel, Snakes--Appreciation
...viper. I heard someone in the background shout "Its a python!" Python? How could such a large snake stray into a town? When...basking in the sun. It was indeed the Indian rock python. It weighed 18 kilos and measured 9 feet. The previous...
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Museum Events
Magazine article; Natural History, Vol. 114, March 2005
...30 p.m. David A. Grimaldi, Division of Invertebrate Zoology, on major events in insect evolution. An Evening with Roger...Live-animal presentation with a golden eagle, alligator, python, and cougar cub. Dr. Nebulas Laboratory: Light and Optics...
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Lizards & Snakes: Alive!
Magazine article; Natural History, Vol. 117, May 2008
Subjects: Museums, Snakes
...from a 4-inch Tropical Girdled Lizard to a 14-foot Burmese Python, and include the Rhinoceros Iguana, Veiled Chameleon, Eastern...Curator, Department of Herpetology, AMNH Division of Vertebrate Zoology, the exhibition is great family fare and also a tangible reminder...


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newspaper articles on: Python in Zoology  - 10 results

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Charming Snakes; Valley Couple Going to Great Lengths to Produce Cold-Blooded Presents
Newspaper article; Daily Examiner (Grafton, Australia), December 18, 2010
...years ago started breeding pythons to supplement their incomes...we breed to the best. Any python we sell must have a good temperament...Wildlife Service.Cyen Whats a python going to set me back? Cpounds...business to make sure the pythons and the adders are in tip...not surprisingly Co doing a zoology course from her home in Inverell...
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Wildlife in the City
Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, January 13, 2008
...field laboratory for students in biology, zoology, animal science and veterinary. "We...deer, orangutan, green iguana, Burmese python, Philippine long tailed macaque, cantors...softshell turtle, Philippine reticulated python, Malaysian civet, Philippine freshwater...
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THERE'S A ZOO IN MY GARDEN! A Shoulder to Lean On: Siouxsie Gillet and Marmoset House Guest
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), February 2, 2009
...of prey and with a 10ft albino Burmese python curling gently round my neck. Shes called...and wishing hed done something with his zoology degree. Then I got cancer and it sort...hand sliced open by a 14ft reticulated python. We were busy at the time, so I just...Hang on a minute. How is it again that pythons kill their prey, I ask, ever so slightly...
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THERE'S A ZOO IN MY GARDEN! A Shoulder to Lean On: Siouxsie Gillet and Marmoset House Guest
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), February 2, 2009
Subjects: Zoos
...of prey and with a 10ft albino Burmese python curling gently round my neck. Shes called...and wishing hed done something with his zoology degree. Then I got cancer and it sort...hand sliced open by a 14ft reticulated python. We were busy at the time, so I just...Hang on a minute. How is it again that pythons kill their prey, I ask, ever so slightly...
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THERE'S A ZOO IN MY GARDEN! A Shoulder to Lean On: Siouxsie Gillet and Marmoset House Guest
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), February 2, 2009
Subjects: Zoos
...of prey and with a 10ft albino Burmese python curling gently round my neck. Shes called...and wishing hed done something with his zoology degree. Then I got cancer and it sort...hand sliced open by a 14ft reticulated python. We were busy at the time, so I just...Hang on a minute. How is it again that pythons kill their prey, I ask, ever so slightly...
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encyclopedia articles on: Python in Zoology  - 2 results

 
 
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Python , in Zoology
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
PYTHON , in zoology pi thon, name for nonvenomous...and the S Pacific islands. Pythons climb and swim expertly...their coils. Unlike boas, pythons are egg layers. The female...reticulated, or royal, python, Python reticulatus, of SE Asia...as well as in the forest. Pythons are classified in the phylum...
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Snake , in Zoology
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
SNAKE , in zoology common name for an elongated, limbless...snakes. The family Boidae ( boas and pythons ) includes the worlds largest snakes...American anaconda and the Asian reticulated python, as well as the smaller boa constrictor...mice. Some, like the sea snakes and pythons, are highly regarded as food in Asia...


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