Larger ball pythons typically eat larger mice or rats. Selecting prey for a ball python. As a general rule, you should select a rodent that is 1 to 1.25 times the size of the midsection of your snake.

To learn more about the effects that their feeding style has on their bodies, Leinwand and the team compared the hearts of ball pythons (Python regius). One group of pythons had fasted for 28 days.

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But because ball pythons in the wild eat relatively large meals and often go for extended periods without dining, they may not actually compete with one another much, Dr. Miller said.

Ball pythons are also known to be friendly and easy to handle. They do get their name because, when threatened, they roll themselves into a tight ball, tucking their head inside their coils.

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But pythons can eat their whole body weight if Dr. Secor has enough rats on hand. In those cases, their metabolic rate can soar by 4,400 percent, the highest ever recorded for an animal.

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Pythons can consume meals over 100% of their body mass, feeding on a diet that includes more than 85 species, including deer, bobcats, foxes, rabbits, birds, various reptiles, and other native ...