Water Python

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" height=95 BGCOLOR="#CCCC99" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="21a8dfe1esnpes.jpg"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>index</B></FONT><B>     </B><B>|</B><B>     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="index"><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id102.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Red bellied Black"><U>Red - bellied Black</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id131.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Bandybandy"><U>Bandy-bandy</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id132.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Childrens Python"><U>Children's Python</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id135.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Coastal Carpet Python"><U>Coastal Carpet Python</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id74.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Olive Python"><U>Olive Python</U></A>   |   <B>Water Python</B>   |   <A HREF="id145.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Diamond Python"><U>Diamond Python</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id146.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Yellowfaced Whip Snake"><U>Yellow-faced Whip Snake</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id148.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Curl Snake"><U>Curl Snake</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id136.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Mainland Taipan"><U>Mainland Taipan</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id154.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Eastern Brown Snake"><U>Eastern Brown Snake</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id155.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Bluebellied Black Snake"><U>Blue-bellied Black Snake</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id156.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Blackheaded Python"><U>Black-headed Python</U></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=385 BGCOLOR="#CCCC99" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="21a8dfc3.jpg"> <div> <I>Water Python</I></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="756" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#003300" BORDERCOLORDARK="#006633" FRAME="BOX" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="379"><div> <I><B>Common Name: </B></I>Water Python</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP ROWSPAN=6 WIDTH="360"><div> <IMG SRC="1805b420.jpg" border=0 width="347" height="322" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="18300d90.jpg" border=0 width="256" height="217" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> These pictures are from Green guide Snakes & other reptiles of Australia by Gerry Swan.</div> <bR> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="379"><div> <I><B>Scientific Name: </B></I>Liasis fuscus</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP ROWSPAN=4 HEIGHT= 1 WIDTH="379"><div> <I><B>General characteristics: </B></I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#BF0000" FACE="Arial" >Non-V<I>enomous.  </I></FONT>Iridescent blackish-brown on the back and below the tail and yellow on the belly and lower sides.  It is predominantly nocturnal.  Up to 3 metres in length.  They mate from June to September and females lay a clutch of 6 - 23 parchment-shelled eggs September to November.  The female coils around them to incubate and protect them, shivering to increase their body temperature on cool days.  10 - 11 weeks later the eggs hatch.  Hatchlings are around 42 cm in length and become sexually mature in their second year. </div> <div> <I><B>Diet: </B></I>Mammals, birds, particularly water birds, reptiles and birds' eggs and young freshwater crocodiles.</div> <div> <I><B>Habitat: </B></I>The water python is a Northern Australian species.</div> <div> <I><B>Status: </B></I>Secure</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> </tR> <tR> </tR> <tR> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>