Why Python Snakes Burrow

Defense

• Pythons live in various environments around the world and encounter different predators and threats based on where they live. African burrowing pythons live in arid, dry regions and must avoid local threats such as poisonous creatures like scorpions, other snakes and large prey that eat snakes. To defend itself, a burrowing python burrows into loose sand, dirt and leaves; it also curls into balls and hides its head in the center to protect its face.