![]() People who come across snakes in a public area or on their property should call NParks’ 24-hour Animal Response Centre on 180. “It is advised to keep a close eye on pets when outdoors and use a leash if possible or keep pets safely indoors for the well-being of both the pets and other wildlife such as snakes.” Said Acres co-chief executive Kalai Vanan Balakrishnan: “While such occurrences of snakes preying on pets are not common, we are living in increasingly integrated environments that may result in more wildlife encounters. In general, keep a safe distance from wildlife." It is advisable not to let house pets outdoors unsupervised. He added: "Our hearts go out to the family of the cat, and we sincerely hope they find closure from this incident. Occasional bigger snakes might require a 3 ft. Adult snakes can be kept in a cage that measures 2 ft. How tight a python can squeeze depends on how thick its body is. The baby reticulated pythons can be kept in the shoebox-sized enclosures or 10-gallon terrariums. Reticulated pythons are regularly spotted in urban storm drains and play an important role in controlling the population of rats, said Mr Sankar Ananthanarayanan, president of the Herpetological Society of Singapore. There are many species of pythons, including reticulated pythons, Burmese pythons, and ball pythons. The reticulated python male uses vibrations to signal his mating status to the female, who will choose whether to mate or not. However, it is not included in genus Python, but genus Malayopython along with the Timor python (Malayopython timoriensis). Reticulated Pythons are great pets, display animals and education/outreach animals and are perfect for Reticulated Python breeders. NERD prides itself on breeding and raising the best reticulated pythons. Like other members of the Boa family it will use its large muscular body to constrict, suffocate and crush its prey. They have been known to devour pets, including cats, birds and dogs. The reticulated python is a specific kind of python (as in Pythonidae, the family). Big selection of gorgeous reticulated pythons including Albino, Lavender Albino, Ghost, Jaguar and other CBB Reticulated Pythons. Reticulated pythons, which are native to Singapore, can grow up to 10m and eat mammals ranging from mice to deer, according to the National Parks Board's (NParks) website.
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