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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 with smooth scales and brithg blotched pattern. They can grow up to 3 metres long and like other pythons are non-venomous. Their main prey is [[mice]] and birds, though [[jackal]]s, [[civentcivet]]s, and even wild [[boar]] and [[deer]] are known to be 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 dn Tamil Nadu, phythonpython meat is eaten by tribalslocals andas the fat has purported medicinal value. Like most snakes, they take one huge meal and can go for up to two years without eating.

===Reference===

*{{Book reference | Author=[[Romulus Whitaker]] | Title=Common Indian Snakes: A Field Guide | Publisher=Macmillan India Limited | Year=1978 | ID= }}

[[Category:Snakes]]