Python Olive Health Information

Because of their large size, Olive Pythons will usually require a great deal of space. Although these pythons appear to be mostly nocturnal in the wild, they are often active during the day in captivity. Their enclosures should reflect their preference for an arid habitat in a monsoonal area. It has been reported that these snakes have done well under conditions similar to those commonly used for captive Water Pythons, but they should be kept at lower humidity levels.

Breeding
In the wild, Olive Pythons usually lay eggs in the late spring, when 12 to 40 eggs are deposited. The hatchlings are about 35 centimeters long, and will emerge after about 50 days of incubation. Little is known about breeding Olive Pythons in captivity, and it has not been achieved often on a well-documented basis. However, a 100% hatch rate has been reported for eggs incubated between 25.5 and 30 degrees Celsius in average to high humidity levels.