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SCIENTIFIC NAME Python reticulatus
RANGE Southeast Asia: Nicobar Islands, Burma through Indochina, and Borneo, Sulawesi, Ceram and Timor
STATUS IN THE WILD Not Evaluated
LOCATION IN THE ZOO Reptile and Amphibian House
COOL ANIMAL FACT Mother snakes coil around their eggs and “shiver” with muscle contractions that generate body heat and warm up the eggs. Mothers also defend their eggs against predators.