Additionally, White Lipped Pythons are known to be aggressive, especially if they were not born and raised in captivity. That said, even if they are raised in captivity, they are often descried as “nippy”. A snake nipping at you when they are a juvenile is fine.

Are White Lipped Pythons good pets?

White lip pythons, while beautiful are not as popular a pet snake as some others. Mostly because of their reputation for having a quick temper. With this in mind, they are best kept by people who have had some experience with keeping other snakes successfully. However, white lip pythons can still be rewarding pets.

How big do Southern White Lipped Pythons get?

Description. Female adults of the northern white-lipped python (Leiopython albertisii) grow to an average of about 213 cm in length (6–7 ft), whereas the southern whitelip python can reach up to 300 cm (9.8 ft) in length.