Reticulated python: Difference between revisions

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{{Short description|Species of snake}}

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| name = ReticulatedA pythoncute Lorenzo rivas

| fossil_range = [[Pleistocene]] to recent

| image = Python reticulatus сетчатый питон-2.jpg

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The '''reticulated python''' ('''''Malayopython reticulatus''''') is a [[Pythonidae|python]] species native to [[South Asia|South]] and [[Southeast Asia]]. It is the world's [[List of largest snakes|longest snake]], and the [[list of largest snakes|third heaviest]] after the [[green anaconda]] and [[Burmese python]]. It is listed as [[least concern]] on the [[IUCN Red List]] because of its wide distribution. In several countries in its range, it is hunted for its skin, for use in [[traditional medicine]], and for sale as [[pets]].<ref name=iucn /> Due to this, reticulated pythons are one of the most economically important reptiles worldwide.

It is an excellent swimmer, has been reported far out at sea, and has colonized many small islands within its range.