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Python bivittatus
Range
Southeast Asia and southern China, including Yunnan, Fujian, Hainan, Hong Kong, Sichuan, Guangxi and Guangdong
The Burmese Python is one of the world's largest snakes and is a heavy-bodied, nonvenomous constrictor. The head bears a distinct arrow-shaped marking, while subocular scales separate the lip scales from the eye. It was formerly treated as a subspecies of the Indian python but is now generally recognized as Python bivittatus. Its native range includes Southeast Asia and southern China, extending from southern Yunnan eastward to Fujian and including Hainan and Hong Kong. (The Reptile Database; Wikipedia, general species account)