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JedAge: Not sure. Length: 16 feet Weight: 95 pounds Born: Not sure where. He came here in 1995 from the Detroit Zoo. In the wild: Live in jungles in Indonesia and Southeast Asia. Family: Mothers lay 30-50 eggs underground or in hollow trees and stay until they hatch. Food: Pythons squeeze animals to death. In the wild, they eat rats up to antelopes. At the zoo, Jed eats a rabbit. Fun fact: Jed only needs to eat once every eight to 10 months. |
Click below to hear Zookeeper Dave Messman tell you more about Jed the python. |