Burrows are a favorite retreat for incubating eggs or escaping the heat of the day. Unlike other snakes, pythons take elaborate care of their eggs. A female python will incubate her eggs for 3 months. Royal pythons are listed as threatened. Thousands of pythons are imported every year to the U.S. for the pet trade.
Some tribes hunt pythons for food and many are slaughtered illegally for their skins.
To learn more about Royal Pythons, see our fact sheet .