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ROYAL PYTHONS AND THEIR FEEDING HABITS "Don't Panic Mr Mainwaring!" ROYAL PYTHONS ARE HEAVILY INFLUENCED BY THEIR NATURAL SEASONS, THIS IS EXACERBATED BY SEXUAL MATURITY. IF ROYAL PYTHONS ARE TO BE CONSIDERED BY BEGINNER THEY MUST BE APPRAISED OF THE FACT THAT THIS WILL HAPPEN TO THEIR SNAKE AS A MATTER OF COURSE. THIS IS A 'WHEN' NOT 'IF' SITUATION. THIS IS ALSO MORE COMMON PLACE IN MALES THAN FEMALES ALTHOUGH FEMALE FAST FOR PROTRACTED PERIODS ALSO. WHEN A ROYAL IS FEEDING, FEED IT WELL!! - SO