Fig. 1. Photographs and relative body shape (body mass,
Mb/total length, TL) of the five Python
species used in this study. (A) P. brongersmai, (B) P.
regius, (C) P. sebae, (D) P. molurus, (E) P.
reticulatus. Note the significant variation in body shape from the short
and stout P. brongersmai to the long and slender P.
reticulatus. In the histogram, letters above bars that are different
denote significant (P<0.05) differences between means, as
determined from post hoc pairwise comparisons.