Name: Diamond Python
Scientific name: Morelia spilota spilota
Range: Australia (New South Wales)
Habitat: Rain Forest, Temperate Forest, Grassland, caves, and hollow trees.
Status: Not threatened
Diet in the wild: Small mammals, bats, birds, and lizards.
Diet in the zoo: small rodents.
Location in the zoo: The Diamond Python is located in the zoo's Herpetarium.
Physical description: A handsome snake with white spots. There is also a definite diamond pattern on the snake's scales.
Body Length 7-9 feet in captivity 10 to 12 feet in the wild.
Weight 4 - 10 kg
The Diamond Python is covered in an intricately designed diamond pattern. It is covered with white spots, and normally, there's a spot on each scale.
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