PYTHON

The Indian Python or Rock Snake, Python molurus (Tamil: Malai paambu), is the largest among Indian snakes. The Python is non-poisonous, but kills its prey by coiling around it and constricting it to death. It is capable of capturing and swallowing animals much larger than itself. Sometimes animals as large as a deer or a pig are known to have been swallowed by pythons. The Indian python is largely an inhabitant of the jungle, especially on the rocky slopes of low hills.