- Where to see one
- 3 U.S. zoos in our directory hold angolan python, confirmed against each zoo's own animal list.
Conservation status
Not Evaluated
This species has not been assessed for the IUCN Red List, so it sits outside the threat scale entirely.
About the angolan python
The Angolan python, also called Anchieta's dwarf python, is a non-venomous python endemic to southern Africa, found in southern Angola and northern Namibia. It grows up to 183 cm and has a reddish-brown to almost black body with irregular white or cream bands and spots. It lives on rocky outcrops and rock-strewn areas of open brush or grassland, sheltering in small caves, overhangs and crevices. Active by day, it eats small mammals and birds. Females lay small clutches of four to five eggs, and hatchlings measure 43 to 46 cm. It is rarely seen in the wild or in captivity.
Angolan Python facts
- It is the only python with bead-like head scales.
- It has five heat-sensitive pits on each side of the head, on the upper lip.
- Its closest relative is thought to be the ball python of western Africa.
- It is named after the Portuguese naturalist José Alberto de Oliveira Anchieta.
Where to see angolan python in the U.S.
3 zoos across 3 states
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