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Amethystine Python — Description
Species Name: Amethystine python, Scrub python
Morelia amethistina

Average Adult Size: 10-15 feet.
Diet: Birds, fruit bats, rats, possums, and other small animals.
Habitat: Indonesia, Australia and Papua New Guinea bushland that's warm and humid.

Shot: Taken at the San Diego Zoo.

Comments: 'Amethystine' comes from the reflective sheen off the scales. These are very common pythons in Indo-Australia. They are the largest snakes found in Australia.

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