However, during courtship, they do use other methods:
* Visual displays: Male pythons will often rub their bodies against the female, or perform a "dance" by moving their bodies back and forth in a rhythmic pattern.
* Chemical cues: Pythons use pheromones to attract potential mates. The female python will release pheromones from her cloaca, which the male can detect with his Jacobson's organ (a sensory organ in the roof of the mouth).
* Physical contact: The male will try to get the female to accept his mating attempt by wrapping around her body. He will then attempt to mate by inserting his hemipenis (paired sexual organ) into her cloaca.
So while they don't make noise, pythons engage in a complex mating process involving visual displays, chemical cues, and physical contact.