Question

ython snake, also known as Ajgar, is one of the most massively built snakes of the Indian sub-

continent. It belongs to the Boidae Family and is dependent on water to quite an extend. One of the

unique features of the Rock pythons of India is that they can raise their body temperature above the

ambient level, through muscular contractions.

2. Python snake grows to an average length of somewhere around 4 m and its weight varies from 70 to

129 pounds. An adult python is white or yellow in colour depending upon its habitat.

3. Rock python of India is a lethargic creature, moving only while hunting a prey or when threatened. It

shows great swimming ability and is quite at ease in winter.

4. Python snakes can be found in dense as well as open Indian forests, mostly mangrove forests, arid

scrub jungle and rain forest. They may live in abandoned mammal burrows, hollow trees, dense

water reeds and mangrove thickets. However, pythons prefer to live near a permanent source of

water like rivers and lakes.

5. Rock python in India is an endangered species, now partly protected by the Tamil Nadu government.

The reason for this is that it is killed for its fine skin, meat and even for medicinal purposes.

a. Where do the python prefer to live?

b. Where are python snakes found?

c. How does the Rock python increase its body temperature?

d. What is the other name of python snake?

e. Find a word from the para 3 which means ‘sluggish’.

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Answer 1

Answer:

1) Most pythons prefer to live in trees, but some will live in abandoned burrows.

2) Pythons are nonvenomous snakes found in Asia, Africa and Australia. Because they are not native to North or South America, they are considered Old World snakes.

3) A rock Python can increase its body temperature by muscular contractions.

4) PYTHONIDAE.

5) LETHARGIC

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