Blood python
Python curtus Schlegel, 1872
Status not recordedsnakes
The blood python (Python curtus) is a species in the family Pythonidae, order Squamata. Recorded adults weigh about 8.14 kg and live up to 27.8 years. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Indonesia.
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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
- 1 countrysrc for Countries on record
Where does the blood python live?
Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.
The blood python is listed for 1 country.
- Listed
- Not listed
The same countries as a list
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?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classReptilia
- orderSquamata
- familyPythonidae
- genusPython
- SpeciesPython curtus Schlegel, 1872
Synonyms Python curtus curtus
Other names and names in other languages (16)
- Short-tailed pythonEnglish
- Sumatra pythonEnglish
- Sumatran short-tailed pythonEnglish
- krajta pestráCzech
- BlutpythonGerman
- Pitón Roja de SumatraSpanish
- Python malaisFrench
- pyton krótkoogonowyPolish
- Пёстрый питонRussian
- 血蟒Chinese
- BuntpythonGerman
- Sumatra-KurzschwanzpythonGerman
- Python à courte queueFrench
- Python sanguinFrench
- Python sanguin malaisFrench
- Короткохвостый питонRussian
Relatives of the blood python
Other species in the same genus Python.
Ball python
Python regius
Indian python
Python molurus
Central African rock python
Python sebae
Burmese python
Python bivittatus
Angolan python
Python anchietae
Blood python
Python brongersmai
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Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the blood python?
An adult blood python weighs 8.14 kg, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Where does the blood python live?
Catalogue of Life checklists list the blood python for 1 country: Indonesia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.
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 curtus) belongs to the family Pythonidae in the order Squamata.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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