Python Blackheadead behavior

With a strikingly deadly appearance, the Black-Headed Python is surprisingly docile as a pet. The lovely Black-Headed Python is highly sought-after, partly because of its tolerant nature and its tendency not to bite.

. It is generally nocturnal during the warmer months but may be diurnal if the weather allows. Though they can climb trees, Black-Headed Pythons prefer to stay closer to the ground. In fact, they use their rounded noses to burrow holes into the soil in which they will live. Often these Pythons are seen with only their black heads sticking out of the ground. It is thought that perhaps this allows the Black-Headed Python to wait hidden for prey to pass or to thermoregulate without having to expose its entire body. Cannibalism has been reported in this species, and so it is advisable to keep only one Black-Headed Python in an enclosure. The Black-Headed Python is a bit more docile than many other snakes, and if it feels threatened, will try to escape rather than confront the danger, slithering away and hissing rather than striking or biting.