Editing Reticulated python (section)

==Distribution and habitat==
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The reticulated python is found in [[South Asia|South]] and [[Southeast Asia]] from the [[Nicobar Islands]], [[India]], [[Bangladesh]], [[Burma|Myanmar]], [[Thailand]], [[Laos]], [[Cambodia]], [[Vietnam]], [[Malaysia]], and [[Singapore]], east through [[Indonesia]] and the Indo-Australian Archipelago ([[Sumatra]], the [[Mentawai Islands]], the [[Natuna Islands]], [[Borneo]], [[Sulawesi]], [[Java]], [[Lombok]], [[Sumbawa]], [[Sumba]], [[Flores]], [[Timor]], [[Maluku Islands|Maluku]], [[Tanimbar Islands]]) and the [[Philippines]] ([[Basilan]], [[Bohol]], [[Cebu]], [[Leyte]], [[Luzon]], [[Mindanao]], [[Mindoro]], [[Negros Island|Negros]], [[Palawan]], [[Panay]], [[Polillo Islands|Polillo]], [[Samar]], [[Tawi-Tawi]]). The original description does not include a [[Type locality (biology)|type locality]]. The type locality was restricted to "Java" by Brongersma (1972).<ref name="McD99"/>

Three [[subspecies]] have been proposed,<ref name="Aul02">{{cite journal
 |last=Auliya|first=M.|author2=Mausfeld, P.|author3=Schmitz, A.|author2-link=species:Patrick Mausfeld |author-link3=:fr:Andreas Schmitz|author4=Böhme, W.|author-link4=:de:Wolfgang Böhme (Zoologe)
 |title=Review of the reticulated python (''Python reticulatus'' Schneider, 1801) with the description of new subspecies from Indonesia
 |journal=[[Naturwissenschaften]]|volume=89|issue=5|pages=201–213
 |date=2002-04-09
 |doi=10.1007/s00114-002-0320-4|pmid=12135085|bibcode=2002NW.....89..201A|s2cid=4368895}}</ref> but are not recognized in the [[Integrated Taxonomic Information System]]. The color and size can vary a great deal among the subspecies described. Geographical location is a good key to establishing the subspecies, as each one has a distinct geographical range.

The reticulated python lives in rainforests, woodlands, and nearby grasslands. It is also associated with rivers and is found in areas with nearby streams and lakes. An excellent swimmer, it has even been reported far out at sea and has consequently colonized many small islands within its range.<ref name="Meh87"/> During the early years of the 20th century, it is said to have been common even in busy parts of [[Bangkok]], sometimes eating domestic animals.<ref name="Sti74">Stidworthy J (1974). ''Snakes of the World''. Grosset & Dunlap Inc. 160 pp. {{ISBN|0-448-11856-4}}.</ref>