Fossil discovery suggests giant pythons once roamed Taiwan
Pythons are a common sight across much of Asia, especially in the tropical jungles and wetlands of countries like Vietnam, Thailand and Indonesia. But one curious exception has been the main island of Taiwan, where there are none of these reptilian constrictors. So did they ever reach the island whe...
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Pythons are a common sight across much of Asia, especially in the tropical jungles and wetlands of countries like Vietnam, Thailand and Indonesia. But one curious exception has been the main island of Taiwan, where there are none of these reptilian constrictors. So did they ever reach the island when sea levels were lower, or did they arrive and then vanish later?
Originally published at Phys.org
