GREEN TREE PYTHON

Photographed in Iron Range National Park, Queensland January 2021

 166                      GREEN TREE PYTHON.                   Morelia viridis

AUSTRALIAN SNAKES                   39

native to New Guinea, some islands in Indonesia, and the Cape York Peninsula in Australia. Lives in trees and hunts small lizards and mammals. Of least concern.

STIMSON'S PYTHON

Photographed near Ranner Springs, Northern Territory, April 2018

92                STIMSON'S PYTHON                 Antaresia stimsoni

AUSTRALIAN SNAKE               21

Widespread in arid Australia. generally associated with rocky outcrops, but also occurs in open plains, sheltering in termite mounds, soil crevices and in timber in watercourses. Nocturnal, eating birds, reptiles, frogs and mammals.

SPOTTED PYTHON

Photographed south of Cooktown, Queensland February 2018

81                    SPOTTED PYTHON                     Antaresia maculosa

AUSTRALIAN SNAKES                  19

Also known as Eastern Small-blotched Python, or Eastern Children's Python. Found in northern Australia and PNG. Popular pet. One of its favourite foods is insectivorous bats, which it captures by waiting at the entrance to their caves.

BLACK-HEADED PYTHON

19                 BLACK-HEADED PYTHON                 Aspidites melanocephalus

AUSTRALIAN SNAKES              5

Found in northern part of Australia, except most arid areas. Wide range of habitat from humid coastal forests and seasonal dry tropical woodlands to arid interior. Nocturnal. Feeds on small mammals, ground birds and reptiles, including venomous snakes.

CARPET PYTHON

18                     CARPET PYTHON                   Morelia spilota 

AUSTRALIAN SNAKES              4

Also known as Coastal Carpet Python and Diamond Python. Found on mainland Australia except southern Victoria and arid centre and west. Wide range of habitats. Often arboreal, some areas live in burrows. Mostly nocturnal and crepuscular. Feeds on variety of terrestrial vertebrates.

WATER PYTHON

Photographed in Iron Range, Queensland

17               WATER PYTHON               Liasis fuscus

AUSTRALIAN SNAKES               3

Found across the north of Australia. Usually found in proximity of streams, dams, lagoons, billabongs. Nocturnal, feeds on variety of vertebrates.