Monty
Monty "Python" does not have a flying circus like the famous British comedy
team,
but he seems to have a tendency to have the typical dry type of humor
the Queen's subjects are so noted to possess. He also has a zoo staff
background and shares
a custom built duplex exhibit with his pal Labowski the Igwana.
The ball python is one of about 26 python
species. They are found in dry grassland,
savanna and forest edges. Like most pythons, they
are good climbers, but are usually seen on the ground.
A ball python's head is flat on top, with no brows above its round eyes. It
has a square,
boxy snout, and heavy jaw muscles that make the
sides of its head, behind the eyes, bulge outwards.
It can securely hold prey with the 100-150 sharp
teeth that curve towards the back of its mouth.
Its neck is narrower than its head, but its stout
trunk region can easily have a diameter of
more than twice the width of its head. Its short
tail tapers to a blunt end. It may be 3-6 feet (0.9-1.8 m) in length.
Females are larger, on average. Ball pythons
actively hunt rodents such as rats, gerbils and gerboas,
and will follow them into their burrows. They
kill prey animals by wrapping them in constricting coils
or pressing them against burrow walls.
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