The netpython (Malayopython reticulatus) is a large snake of the family pythons (Pythonidae). For a long time the species was considered part of the genus Python. In 2004 the snake was classified in the genus Broghammerus and since 2014 the genus name Malayopython is used. As a result, the snake is known in literature under various scientific names.
With a maximum length of more than seven metres, the netpython is one of the longest snakes in the world. The python is often kept in zoos but also by private individuals in captivity and plays an important role in the international trade in snakeskin. This makes the netpython one of the best known types of snakes.
Photographed in Koninklijke Burgers' Zoo
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