The Reticulated Python
In The Reticulated Python, naturalist Steve Backshall joins Rich, a herpetologist who studies the reticulated python. They find a python and Steve explains how constriction works while the snake is wrapping itself around his neck. This video is excerpted from BBC's Deadly 60, an award-winning nature and adventure show for kids in which narrator Steve Backshall has one mission: to travel the globe in search of 60 of the world's deadliest animals.
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Q: What do you notice about the snake’s skin?
A: The snake has a network-like pattern.
Q: Why does the python use constriction?
A: The python constricts in order to break the bones of its prey.
Q: Why is the reticulated python so deadly?
A: It can squeeze its prey and eat animals much larger than itself.
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