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Hello! This article has several fatal errors! Please improve the
*1. This Python not
*2. 2. In nature the average lenght of Python molurus bivittatus is 3,7 meters.<ref name=Smith> M. A. Smith: ''Reptilia and Amphibia, Vol. III, Serpentes''. In: ''The Fauna of British India, Ceylon and Burma, including the whole of the Indo-Chinese Sub-Region''. Tailor and Frances, Ltd., London 1943, S. 102-109</ref><ref name= Campden> S. M. Campden-Main: ''A field guide to the snakes of South Vietnam''. City of Washington 1970, S. 8-9.</ref> Specimen of more than 4 meters are uncommon<ref name=SaintGirons>H. Saint Girons: ''Les serpents du Cambodge''. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Série A 1972, S. 40-41.</ref>, such of 5 Meters are rare<ref name=Deuve> J. Deuve: ''Serpents du Laos''. Mémoire O.R.S.T.O.M. Nr. 39, Paris 1970, S. 61-62, 65-66.</ref> and such toward 6 Meters – like a specimen form Cooch Behar with 5,8 meters <ref name=Nat.Hist.Soc.1912>F. Wall: ''A popular treatise on the common Indian snakes – The Indian Python''. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society Band 21, 1912, S. 447–476; [http://www.archive.org/details/populartreatiseo00wall online ab S. 419].</ref> – are very rare<ref name=SaintGirons/>! There are several measurements from the past of more than 7 meters. But those were with the outmost probability exagerations, stretched skinns ore confusions between Python molurus bivittatus and Python reticulatus. At the other hand there exist dwarf forms on Java, Bali and Sulawesi. At Bali they reach an average length of 2 meters<ref name=McKay>J. L. McKay: ''A field guide to the amphibians and reptiles of Bali''. Krieger Publishing Company 2006, ISBN 1-57524-190-0, S. 13, 14, 18, 86.</ref> and on Sulawesi they get not longer than 2,5 Meters<ref name="LangVogel">R. de Lang, G. Vogel: ''The snakes of Sulawesi: A field guide to the land snakes of Sulawesi with identification keys''. Frankfurt Contributions to Natural History Band 25, Edition Chimaira 2005, ISBN 3-930612-85-2, S. 23-27, 198-201.</ref>!▼
*3. The values of the Guiness Book about „Baby“ are doubted by several herpetologists! Especially the length of this specimen was just about 6,5 Meters!▼
▲*2. 2. In nature the average
*4. Please use the fallowing Publication<ref name=Barker>D. G. Barker, T. M. Barker: ''The Distribution of the Burmese Python, Python molurus bivittatus''. (Zusammenstellung aus diversen Publikationen sowie Stellungnahmen von Experten), Bulletin of the Chicago Herpetological Society Band 43, Heft 3, 2008, S. 33-38; [http://www.vpi.com/sites/vpi.com/files/Barkers.pdf online, pdf].</ref> (ore this File:Natural Range of Python molurus6.jpg [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Natural_Range_of_Python_molurus6.jpg]) for mentioning all countries where this snake lives!▼
*5. „The pattern is similar in colour, but different in actual pattern to the African Rock Python (Python sebae), sometimes resulting in confusion of the two species outside of their natural habitats. Some of them are found on the border with India and Burma.“ Which species are found on this border? There are no cases where Python sebae and Python molurus overlap! But in northern India, Nepal, Bangladesh and probably also in norhtern Burma there are some interference areas between Python molurus molurus and Python molurus bivittatus.▼
▲*3. The values of the
*6. „Larger snakes often save energy by swallowing small, easily-managed prey animals live, without constricting them first.“ This is absolutely nonsense and should be deleated emediately!▼
*7. There is a photograph called „Burmese Python in India“. This is not a Python molurus bivittatus shown in this picture as already mentioned by an other visitor– it’s a Python molurus molurus! Python molurus bivittatus occures in India – thats correct, but Burmese Pythons of India look like other Python molurus bivittatus, too. Not like an Indian Python. Pleas deleat this picture emediately!▼
▲*4. Please use the
Please visit the German article of this Python: [http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tigerpython] There are many useful pictures and links to original sources. Good luck with this article and thanks for the improvements!▼
▲*5. „The pattern is similar in colour, but different in actual pattern to the African Rock Python (Python sebae), sometimes resulting in confusion of the two species outside of their natural habitats. Some of them are found on the border with India and Burma.“ Which species are found on this border? There are no cases where Python sebae and Python molurus overlap! But in northern India, Nepal, Bangladesh and probably also in
▲*6. „Larger snakes often save energy by swallowing small, easily-managed prey animals live, without constricting them first.“ This is absolutely nonsense and should be
▲*7. There is a photograph called „Burmese Python in India“. This is not a Python molurus bivittatus shown in this picture as already mentioned by an other visitor– it’s a Python molurus molurus! Python molurus bivittatus
▲Please visit the German article of this Python: [http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tigerpython] There are many useful pictures and links to original sources. Good luck with this article and thanks for the improvements!
[[Special:Contributions/80.218.203.225|80.218.203.225]] ([[User talk:80.218.203.225|talk]]) 15:03, 20 October 2009 (UTC)
:Hi Mokele! Thank you very much for your help! [[Special:Contributions/80.218.203.225|80.218.203.225]] ([[User talk:80.218.203.225|talk]]) 22:51, 27 November 2009 (UTC)--
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