Reticulated python: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the reticulated python lives – recorded in 5 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Malayopython reticulatus
Group	Snakes
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	5 countries
Continents	Asia
Diet (main food)	Rodent, Myotis, Scandentia, Rattus
Class	Reptile
Order	Squamata
Family	Pythonidae

Where does the reticulated python live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the reticulated python in 5 countries and territories across Asia. In Philippines it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What does a reticulated python eat?

Wikidata lists the main food source of the reticulated python as: Rodent, Myotis, Scandentia, Rattus.

Is the reticulated python endangered?

The reticulated python’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the reticulated python?

The reticulated python (Malayopython reticulatus) is a reptile in the order Squamata and the family Pythonidae, genus Malayopython. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the reticulated python

The reticulated python (Malayopython reticulatus) is a python species native to South and Southeast Asia. It is the world's longest snake, and the third heaviest after the green anaconda and Burmese python. It is a non-venomous constrictor and an excellent swimmer that has been reported far out at sea. It has colonized many small islands within its range. Because of its wide distribution, it is listed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. In several countries in its range, it is hunted for its skin, for use in traditional medicine, and for sale as pets. Due to this, it is one of the most economically important reptiles worldwide. Humans, including adults, have occasionally been killed by reticulated pythons, and several well-documented cases involve victims being swallowed wholly or partly. Most recent reported fatal predation cases have occurred in Indonesia, especially on Sulawesi and nearby islands.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Reticulated python (revision 1380782102), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q216136 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).