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[[Image:Burmese_python_240x180_border.jpg|250px|thumb|right|'''Burmese python''' (© RVC)]]

[[Image:Burmese_python_240x180_border.jpg|250px|thumb|right|'''Burmese python''' (© RVC)]]

==Introduction==  

==Introduction==  

The Burmese python (''Python molurus'') is a python [[Boidae|(family Boidea)]]. Their life span may be 10-15 years.  

The Burmese python (''Python molurus'') is a python [[Boidae|(family Boidae)]]. Their life span may be 10-15 years.  

==Morphology==

==Morphology==

Burmese pythons have an intricate pattern of markings of irregular brown blotches on a yellow background. The Burmese python is widely bred in captivity and comes in a number of mutant forms including albino. They can grow rapidly, attaining 2 metres in length in their first year and perhaps reaching 8 metres.  

Burmese pythons have an intricate pattern of markings of irregular brown blotches on a yellow background. The Burmese python is widely bred in captivity and comes in a number of mutant forms including albino. They can grow rapidly, attaining 2 metres in length in their first year and perhaps reaching 8 metres.