Imagine finding a 3-4 meter long Southern African rock python! 🐍 Our students didn't need to leave anything to the imagination when they stumbled upon this absolute beast of a reptile! This #WildlifeWednesday we're looking at southern Africa's largest snake species. 🐍 Southern African rock pythons can grow up 6 meters in length and weigh around 50 kilograms making them quite intimidating. 🐍 They are non-venomous and kill their prey by squeezing and crushing, this is known as constriction. 🐍

599K views · 6.8K reactions | Today's creature: The Central African Rock Python The Central African rock python is a species of large constrictor snake in the family Pythonidae. The species is native to sub-Saharan Africa. It is one of 10 living species in the genus Python. Africa's largest snake and one of the eight largest snake species in the world, specimens may approach or exceed 6 m. (Wikipedia)  @wildernesswildlifes IG @wildernesssealife  | Angry Trini | Facebook

289K views · 8.9K reactions | Look at this unusual sighting - the African rock python is strung across the branches of a tree, they don’t often climb trees, but how incredibly well camouflaged is this snake!  #Imire #conservation #ecosystem | Reilly Travers | Facebook