Malayopython reticulatus is commonly known as the Reticulated Python. The species does not grow as long but attains greater girth. Some records show that the snake is able to grow up to 8 m long and some have even recorded individuals more than 9 m long. Reticulated Python is easily recognised from its net-like pattern which is coloured green, yellow and black.

Reticulated Python is a constrictor and its diet includes medium to small mammals such as pigs, goats, and deer, waterfowl and nesting birds as well as human beings have been known to be its preys. They have a series of heat-sensing pits along their upper lip which they use to detect prey.

Reticulated Python has tan or yellowish-tan at the head and stout body. A network of black lines extends along the top of the body and down the sides where the lines widen and encircle white spots. This snake primarily inhabits humid forests up to 1,500 m, but is also at home in orchards, agricultural lands and human habitation. This snake feeds any mammal it can overpower, ranging from mice to deer and pigs.