The Indian rock python (Python molurus) is a large, non-venomous snake native to the tropical and subtropical regions of the Indian subcontinent. Primarily ground-dwelling, they can occasionally be found in trees and are typically located near water. This python inhabits a variety of environments, including rainforests, scrublands and river valleys, typically in areas that offer ample cover.

Females are larger and heavier than males and during the breeding season can lay up to 100 eggs, which she incubates by coiling around them. Hatchlings are precocial, capable of feeding independently soon after emerging. 

The Indian rock python is carnivorous, feeding mainly on rodents and mammals, with occasional consumption of reptiles, birds, and amphibians. Due to their poor eyesight, they rely on a keen sense of smell and specialised heat-sensing pits located along their upper lip to detect prey. They kill by constricting their prey until it suffocates and then dislocate their jaws to swallow it whole.