Python

A python is a constricting snake belonging to the Python (genus), or, more generally, any snake in the family Pythonidae (containing the Python genus).

In ancient Greece

In computing

In media and entertainment

In roller coasters

Python (genus)

Python, from the Greek word (πύθων/πύθωνας), is a genus of nonvenomous pythons found in Africa and Asia. Currently, 12 species are recognised. A member of this genus, P. reticulatus, is among the longest snake species and extant reptiles in the world.

Geographic range

In Africa, members of the genus are found in the tropics south of the Sahara, but not in the extreme south-western tip of southern Africa (Western Cape) or in Madagascar. In Asia, they are found from Bangladesh, Nepal, India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka, including the Nicobar Islands, through Myanmar, east to Indochina, southern China, Hong Kong and Hainan, as well as in the Malayan region of Indonesia and the Philippines.

Some suggest that P. molurus and P. sebae have the potential to be problematic invasive species in South Florida. The United States Department of Agriculture reports that only Python molurus bivittatus is an invasive species in the United States. More recent data suggest that these pythons would not withstand winter climates north of Florida, contradicting previous research suggesting a more significant geographic potential range.

Python (Busch Gardens Tampa Bay)

Python was a steel corkscrew roller coaster at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay in Tampa. Built by Arrow Development in 1976 and opened on July 1, 1976, it was the first roller coaster since the park's opening in 1959. The ride was located in the Congo section of the park near Stanley Falls Flume and Congo River Rapids.

The ride received a repaint in 2003, the trains were also painted with the park's current logo, switched from the classic Python logo.

Python was permanently closed on October 31, 2006, and demolished for scrap shortly after. The removal of Python was necessary to make way for the park's Jungala attraction, and was part of the largest renovation in Busch Gardens' history.

Along with Python, the area's Tiger's Den gift shop, and Python Soft Serve have been torn down as a part of the Congo renovation.

Layout

Python was a stock model roller coaster made by Arrow Dynamics, which was a clone of Knott's Berry Farm's now defunct Corkscrew roller coaster (which now operates at Silverwood amusement park in Athol, Idaho).