Python molurus This listing indicates that it may become threatened with extinction and is in need of frequent reassessment. In the literature, one other subspecies may be encountered: "P. m. pimbura" Deraniyagala, 1945, which is found in Sri Lanka. The Burmese python ("Python bivittatus") was referred to as a subspecies of the Indian python until 2009, when it was elevated to full species status. The name "Python molurus bivittatus" is found in older literature. Kaa, a large and elderly Indian python, is featured in "The Jungle Book". Python molurus Python molurus is a large, nonvenomous python species found in many tropical and
The Jungle Book The Jungle Book The Jungle Book (1894) is a collection of stories by the English author Rudyard Kipling. Most of the characters are animals such as Shere Khan the tiger and Baloo the bear, though a principal character is the boy or "man-cub" Mowgli, who is raised in the jungle by wolves. The stories are set in a forest in India; one place mentioned repeatedly is "Seonee" (Seoni), in the central state of Madhya Pradesh. A major theme in the book is abandonment followed by fostering, as in the life of Mowgli, echoing Kipling's own childhood. The theme is echoed