Python (Genus)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Python, from the Greek word python (πυθων), is a genus of nonvenomous pythons found in Africa, Asia and Australia. Currently, 17 species are recognized. Found in Africa in the tropics south of the Sahara, but not in southern Africa, the extreme southwestern tip, or in Madagascar. In Asia it is found from Nepal,India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka, including the Nicobar Islands, through Myanmar, east to Indochina, southern China, Hong Kong and Hainan, as well as in the Malayan region of Indonesia and the Philippines. P. molurus and P. sebae are both invasive species in North America, and they are becoming quite abundant in South Florida and the Everglades. Python skin is used to manufacture the Erhu, a popular Chinese instrument.