Watch the carpet python sneak around at Dubai Aquarium & Underwater Zoo

Press release

Published January 23rd, 2012 - 09:00 GMT

Dubai Aquarium & Underwater Zoo

Visitors to the Night Safari at Dubai Aquarium & Underwater Zoo at The Dubai Mall have the opportunity to watch the Carpet Python and how it behaves as the sun goes down.

The Carpet Python (Morelia spilota) is found in Australia, Indonesia and New Guinea. It reaches between 2 to 4 metres in length and weights up to 15 kg. The patterning may be roughly diamond shaped or have intricate markings made up of light and dark bands on a background of gray or a version of brown.

The species are oviparous, with females laying 10-50 eggs at a time. Females coil around the eggs to protect them and keep them warm through using muscular contractions to generate heat. Their diet consists mainly of small mammals, bats, birds and lizards. The Carpet Python kills their prey by constricting it until it suffocates.

Background Information

Emaar Retail

Emaar Retail is the entertainment and retail subsidiary of Emaar Malls Group. Emaar Retail drives the mall developments of Emaar in key emerging markets, such as Middle East and North Africa, by offering innovative and unique entertainment and retail experiences that are structured to individual market preferences.

Emaar Retail develops and manages a portfolio of brands in its growth markets and is strategically building new alliances, joint ventures and franchises for all mall developments under Emaar Malls Group. Emaar Retail manages the entertainment, leisure and retail operations of global leading brands such as Dubai Aquarium & Underwater Zoo, Dubai Ice Rink, KidZania, SEGA Republic, Reel Cinemas and ARMANI/CASA, amongst others - at The Dubai Mall, the world’s largest shopping destination; as well as Reel Cinemas at Dubai Marina Mall.