Python (genus)

Python is a genus of constricting snakes in the Pythonidaefamily native to the tropics and subtropics of the Eastern Hemisphere.

The name python was proposed by François Marie Daudin in 1803 for non-venomous flecked snakes. Currently, 10 python species are recognized as validtaxa.

Three formerly considered python subspecies have been promoted, and a new species recognized.