Indian python vs Blood python
The Indian python is heavier: 17.1 kg against 8.14 kg for the blood python, about 2.1 times the weight.
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What is the difference between a Indian python and a blood python?
Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.
- The Indian python is heavier: 17.1 kg against 8.14 kg for the blood python, about 2.1 times the weight.
- The Indian python is longer-lived: 34.2 years against 27.8 years for the blood python, about 23% longer.
- Both belong to the genus Python, so they are close relatives.
Side by side
| Indian python | Blood python | |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Python molurus | Python curtus |
| Family | Pythonidae | Pythonidae |
| Order | Squamata | Squamata |
| Weight | 17.1 kg | 8.14 kg |
| Length | 3 m | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | 34.1 years – 34.2 years | 27.8 years |
| Main food | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Habitat | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Conservation status | Near Threatened | Not recorded |
| Countries recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
A scale drawing needs a recorded length for both animals; only weights are on record for this pair.
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