爬行动物的外寄生虫感染（主要是蜱和螨）会严重损害其健康和适应能力，尤其是在圈养条件下。本简要报告描述了一例发生在尼日利亚阿贝奥库塔一家私人动物园的非洲岩蟒（Python sebae）严重蜱感染并伴发血簇虫（Haemogregarina spp.）感染的病例。初 爬行动物的 ...

You could say this snake had the last laugh: Researchers in southwestern Kenya recently stumbled across a 13-foot-long African rock python (Python sebae) that was swallowing a 150-pound hyena whole.

From Florida’s Everglades to African savannas, giant snakes like pythons and boas thrive thanks to their size, stealth, and adaptability. Their biological traits—acute senses, low metabolism, and ...