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Lizards & Snakes · Squamata
Pythons
Family Pythonidae
Old-World constrictors that lay eggs and, in females, coil around and brood them. The gentle, shy ball python is the most popular pet snake in the world.
5 species on Baskden · 5 with a full care guide.
- Ball Python Python regius The gentle, shy beginner snake famous for curling into a defensive 'ball'.
- Blood Python Python brongersmai A short but massively thick python — today's captive-bred animals are calm, yet this is a LOT of snake for its length.
- Carpet Python Morelia spilota A beautiful semi-arboreal python — often feisty as a youngster, but a rewarding intermediate keeper's snake.
- Children's Python Antaresia childreni One of the best small pythons — calm, tops out around 3 ft, and genuinely beginner-friendly.
- Green Tree Python Morelia viridis The iconic emerald coil-on-a-branch python — a spectacular display animal, but a look-don't-handle, humidity-demanding keeper's snake.