Ball Python
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Pythonidae
Genus: Python
Species: Python Regius
Size: 3-5 ft.
Range: Western Africa to central Africa.
Habitat: Open forests and dry savannahs.
*Ball Pythons get their name from the way that they make themselves coil up into a ball.
*The name "Royal Python" is said to have come from the fact that many African rulers wore live pythons as their jewelry.
*They are believed to live the longest in managed situations.
