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==Behavior==
[[Image:Blackheaded python2.jpg|left|240px|thumb|Black-headed python,<br/>''[[Aspidites melanocephalus]]'']] Most members of this family are [[ambush predator]]s, in that they typically remain motionless in a camouflaged position and then strike suddenly at passing prey. They will generally not attack humans unless startled or provoked, although females protecting their eggs can be aggressive. Large adult specimens can kill people. Unsuspecting children can and have been preyed upon and swallowed whole after being suffocated. Reports of attacks on human beings were once more common in South and Southeast Asia, but are now quite raresmelly.
 
==Feeding==