RA Name: "Del Shannon" and "Sunshine" - albino

RA Diet: Pre Killed Rats.

This animal is not available for hands-on or birthday shows.

Range: India, Burma, and Southeast Asia.

Habitat: Rainforests, farmland and fields.

Natural Diet:  Birds and mammals

Size: 9-13 feet, record 23 feet

Lifespan: 40+ years

HerpNote: Heat sensing pits along the lips, can sense heat.

Reproduction: Lays up to 50 large eggs. Mother will coil around eggs and twitch her body to raise the temperature and help incubate the eggs with a process not yet fully understood.

Conservation: Now rare or extinct in many areas formerly common due to skin trade and hunting by humans. Do not buy snake skin goods.

Sunshine was kept improperly as a pet and was rescued after the owner got bored of taking care of her. She had a horrible infestation of mites, a bacterial infection, and a respiratory infection when rescued.  These snakes need enormous custom enclosures.  Most pet burmese pythons are not kept at a proper temperature and humidity and slowly succumb to illness.