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Blood python

Python brongersmai Stull, 1938

Status not recordedsnakes

The blood python (Python brongersmai) is a species in the family Pythonidae, order Squamata. Recorded adults weigh about 8.14 kg and live up to 27.8 years.

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Quick facts about the blood python

Weight
8.14 kg
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
27.8 years
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Egg incubation
71.5 days
Young per litter or clutch
19
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the blood python live?

Not recorded

Is the blood python endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the blood python classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classReptilia
  4. orderSquamata
  5. familyPythonidae
  6. genusPython
  7. SpeciesPython brongersmai Stull, 1938

Synonyms Python curtus brongersmai

Other names and names in other languages (14)
  • Brongersma's short-tailed pythonEnglish
  • Malaysian blood pythonEnglish
  • Red blood pythonEnglish
  • Red short-tailed pythonEnglish
  • Sumatran blood pythonEnglish
  • krajta malajskáCzech
  • Rød BlodpytonDanish
  • BlutpythonGerman
  • Pitón roja de MalasiaSpanish
  • pitone corto maleseItalian
  • BlodpytonNorwegian Bokmål
  • BloedpythonDutch
  • งูหลามปากเป็ดThai
  • 紅血蟒Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the blood python

Other species in the same genus Python.

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Common questions

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How big is the blood python?

An adult blood python weighs 8.14 kg, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

How long does the blood python live?

The blood python has a recorded lifespan of 27.8 years.

What kind of animal is the blood python?

The blood python (Python brongersmai) belongs to the family Pythonidae in the order Squamata.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Blood python (Python brongersmai). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/python-brongersmai

MLA

“Blood python (Python brongersmai).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/python-brongersmai.

BibTeX
@misc{python_brongersmai_2026,
  title = {Blood python (Python brongersmai)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/python-brongersmai},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}