Pythons - in pictures

  • Faisal Malikah with a reticulated python at his house in the Saudi Red Sea resort of Jeddah. His love for non-venomous snakes has evolved from having one when he was 5 to ultimately crossbreeding dozens to produce 'live art' in unique colours and patterns. AFP
    Faisal Malikah with a reticulated python at his house in the Saudi Red Sea resort of Jeddah. His love for non-venomous snakes has evolved from having one when he was 5 to ultimately crossbreeding dozens to produce 'live art' in unique colours and patterns. AFP
  • A ball python hatching at an event in collaboration with the Specialty Pet Lovers Association, in Bangkok, Thailand. EPA
    A ball python hatching at an event in collaboration with the Specialty Pet Lovers Association, in Bangkok, Thailand. EPA
  • Biologists Ian Easterling, left, and Ian Bartoszek with a 14-foot female Burmese python captured in the mangrove habitat of south-western Florida. AP Photo
    Biologists Ian Easterling, left, and Ian Bartoszek with a 14-foot female Burmese python captured in the mangrove habitat of south-western Florida. AP Photo
  • Britain's Sir David Attenborough shares a laugh with zookeepers during a photo opportunity at Taronga Park Zoo in Sydney, Australia. Getty Images
    Britain's Sir David Attenborough shares a laugh with zookeepers during a photo opportunity at Taronga Park Zoo in Sydney, Australia. Getty Images
  • A Thai owner shows his ball python during the opening of an event in collaboration with the Specialty Pet Lovers Association, in Bangkok, Thailand. EPA
    A Thai owner shows his ball python during the opening of an event in collaboration with the Specialty Pet Lovers Association, in Bangkok, Thailand. EPA
  • A snake charmer handles a python at the Galle Fort in Sri Lanka. AFP
    A snake charmer handles a python at the Galle Fort in Sri Lanka. AFP
  • Izzy the royal python is measured during the annual animal health check at Chessington World of Adventures Resort in Surrey, England. PA Photo
    Izzy the royal python is measured during the annual animal health check at Chessington World of Adventures Resort in Surrey, England. PA Photo
  • A reticulated python at the home of collector Jose Delgadillo in the city of Matagalpa, Nicaragua. EPA
    A reticulated python at the home of collector Jose Delgadillo in the city of Matagalpa, Nicaragua. EPA