European rock python (SciiFii)

The European rock python (Python syrica), also known simply as the European python, is a species of python, most closely related to the African rock python (Python sebae), that originally did not exist, but has since been created by SciiFii and introduced throughout the wetlands, forests, open woodlands, grasslands, shrublands, and scrublands across Europe to help boost biodiversity. The European python is Europe's largest snake, with specimens approaching or exceed 6 meters (20 feet). The European rock python is non-venomous and instead kills its prey by constriction and often eats animals up to the size of antelope and deer, occasionally even several European crocodilians. The European rock python is oviparious, laying between 20 and 100 hard-shelled, elongated eggs in an old animal burrow, termite mound, or cave. Unlike most snakes, the female protects her nest and sometimes even her hatchlings against any potential predators. The eggs hatch around 80-90 days after being laid, and can reach sexual maturity at the same time as many other python species. The European rock python may live over 16 years in captivity. The conservation status of the European rock python is Least Concern due to successful conservation efforts and the European rock python's wide range.
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