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Children's python
The Children's python (''Antaresia childreni''), is a species of non-venomous snake from the family Pythonidae named after John George Children. It is a nocturnal species occurring in the northern half of Australia and generally found on the ground although it often climbs trees. Usually growing to about in length, it is typically a reddish-brown colour, darker on the upper surface, and with many darker blotches, especially on younger specimens. It feeds mostly on small mammals and bird and, as with other pythons, it constricts its prey before swallowing it whole. It is a popular pet amongst reptile enthusiasts.
==Description==
''Antaresis childrenii'' adults grow to a length of about . The scales on the top of the head are enlarged while those on the body are small and smooth, with a rainbow sheen that can be seen when exposed to direct sunlight. The upper surface of the snake is brown with darker spots in five or six longitudinal series. A dark streak on each side of the head passes through the eye. The lips are yellowish, spotted with brown and the lower surface is uniformly yellowish. The head of the snake is distinct from its neck. The nostral scale is superolateral, in a large semidivided nasal. Eye is moderate in size, with vertical pupil. Body is slightly laterally compressed. The tail is short. There are 41 to 45 rows across the snake's back, and 257 to 287 scales along the lower surface. There is a single undivided scale in front of the anus and 38 to 53 scales on the lower surface between the anus and the tip of the tail, all or mostly in two rows.
Rostral is broader than high, barely visible from above. Internasals are slightly longer than broad and are shorter than the anterior prefrontals. Second pair of prefrontals are in contact at midline or separated by a small shield. These posterior prefrontals sometimes broken into several shields. Frontal 1½ times as long as broad, slightly shorter than its distance from the end of the snout, longer than the small parietals. There are 3 to 10 small loreal shields, some almost granular, and 11 to 13 upper labials. Three or four of the posterior lower labials have deep pits.
Anterior maxillary teeth and mandibular teeth are very long, gradually decreasing in size posteriorly. Premaxillary bone also has teeth.〔〔Mehrtens JM. 1987. ''Living Snakes of the World in Color''. New York: Sterling Publishers. 480 pp. ISBN 0-8069-6460-X.〕
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