4 This reticulated python can grow as long as a bus
Snakes of Many Sizes Some of the largest snakes in the world are pythons The biggest is the reticulated python It can grow to over 30 feet 9 m That’s almost as long as a school bus The smallest the pygmy python is only about 20 inches 51 cm long Whether big or small pythons are beautiful snakes 5
There are about 40 different species or kinds of pythons Pythons come in many colors The green tree python lives in rain forest trees Its color helps it hide in the branches One kind of python looks like a fancy patterned brown carpet It is called the carpet python Q Why do pythons have different colors 6
A Colors help them hide Their coloring depends on where they live 7 Green pythons live in trees They blend in with the leaves
