Autumn Snowflake vs Reticulated Python

Acis autumnalis compared with Python reticulatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Autumn Snowflake Reticulated Python
Kingdom Plantae (พืช) Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class Liliopsida (Monocots) Reptilia (สัตว์เลื้อยคลาน)
Order Asparagales (อันดับหน่อไม้ฝรั่ง) Squamata (อันดับกิ้งก่าและงู)
Family Amaryllidaceae Pythonidae (Pythons)
Genus Acis Python (Pythons)
Species Acis autumnalis Python reticulatus

Conservation Status

Autumn Snowflake

LC — Least Concern

Reticulated Python

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Autumn Snowflake Reticulated Python
Diet Carnivore
Average Lifespan 25 years
Average Length 6.0 m
Average Weight 75.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Autumn Snowflake

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Norway.

Reticulated Python

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 4 distinct biome types within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, and Thailand.

Autumn Snowflake

The Autumn Snowflake (Acis autumnalis) is a species in the genus Acis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Reticulated Python

The reticulated python is the world's longest snake and one of the heaviest. They kill prey by constriction.

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