Most Common Flora Bacterial Found In Oral Cavity Of Wild Reticulated Python

Abstract

Reticulated python is a non-venomous snake native to South and Southeast Asia. It is the world's longest snake. The purpose of this literature review study is to investigate the common bacterial flora found in oral cavity of the reticulated python. The data for this case study was obtained from several articles, journals, books and credible websites. Based on existing data, there are a wide variety of bacteria in the oral cavity of free-living reticulated pythons. The majority of the organisms were Gram-negative. Pseudomonas spp. were the most commonly isolated bacterial species, being found in 50% of the snakes sampled, and was followed by Staphylococcus sciuri.