Natural Habitat ²

Ball pythons prefer grasslands and sparsely wooded areas. Usually found in West Africa, in Sierra Leone, Togo, Senegal, Guinea Bissau, Cameroon, Gambia, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Central African Republic, Ghana, Benin, Niger, Burkina Faso, Democratic of Congo,Mali, Uganda and Sudan

Diet ²

Rodents, small lizards , carnivorous

Conservation Status/ Threat ²

At this time in the wild, there is a healthy population of Ball Pythons.

Adaptations ²

Ball Pythons have a Jacobson's organ, a forked tongue, they are nocturnal and solitary

Sources and Credits

1. (c) The Reptilarium, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/75561519@N07/6923762999
2. (c) Cody Stillman, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

More Info

• iNat taxon page
• Animal Diversity Web
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• HerpMapper
• NatureServe Explorer 2.0
• Snake Database
• The Reptile Database
• VertNet

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