Bredl’s Carpet Python Natural History
Size
This is one of the larger species of carpet python averaging a length of 2 meters (6 ft 6 in) but larger individuals have reached in excess of 2.5 meters.
Habitat and Distribution
They inhabit the rocky outcrops of inland Australia’s lower mountain ranges.
Age
They can live for more than 20 years in captivity.
Diet
Bredl’s Carpet Pythons mostly eat small mammals such as mice and rats.
Groups and Breeding
A female generally lays 20-30 eggs in the early summer. She incubates and protects them by coiling around them for 70 days. Hatchlings measure up to 15 inches.
Threats
Although their range is small they have a wide distribution within it.
Interesting Facts
Mothers warm their eggs up by ‘shivering’ while coiled around them.
The Bredl’s Carpet Python During Your Day Out in Kent
The Bredl’s Carpet Pythons at Wingham Wildlife Park live in the new Reptile House alongside a number of other popular reptiles including crocodilians and monitors plus several amphibian species.
The more you know…
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