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The '''Indian Python''' or '''Indian Rock Python''' (''Python molurus'') is a [[python]] found in [[India]], especially in the estuarine [[mangrove]] forest, the arid scrub jungle and the cool dense rain forests.
 
These snakes are large, thick bodied withsnakes have smooth scales and brithga blotchedbright pattern of blotches. They can grow up to 3 metres longin andlength. likeLike other pythons are non-venomous. Their mainThey prey ismainly on [[mice]] and birds, thoughalthough [[jackal]]s, [[civet]]s, and even wild [[boar]] and [[deer]] are known to beoccasionally eaten by this python. There is no authentic case of a human being eaten by a python in India. They are in fact valuable as predators on agricultural pests.
 
These snakes have often been killed for their fine skin and are [[Endangered species|endangered]]. In Kerala dnand Tamil Nadu, python meat is eaten by locals as the fat has purported medicinal value. Like most snakes, they take one huge meal and can go for up to two years without eating.
 
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