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Pythons
Pythons
Spotted Python (Antaresia maculosa) 3 images			Spotted pythons are sometimes sold in the reptile pet trade. This snake has an irregular, blotched pattern. The background colour is cream to yellowish brown with ragged-edged blotches of dark brown that merge to form wavy streaks. The blotches have... Read more >
Woma Python (Aspidites ramsayi) 1 image			The Woma Python has an orange head and a light tan coloured body with darker bands. According to the book "Pythons of Australia", by Brian Kend, Womas from Western Australia and the Northern Territory tend to have a cream to yellow background with... Read more >
Olive Python (Liasis olivaceus) 2 images			The Olive Python ranges in colour from olive green to chocolate brown. The underside of this snake is usually cream in color. Read more >
Amythystine Python (Morelia amythestina) 1 image			The Amythystine Python or Scrub Python is the largest snake in Australia. This huge snake has been known to eat mammals as large as wallabies and kangaroos. It looks like a giant Carpet Python. It has large square plates (scales) on top of their... Read more >
Carpet / Diamond Python (Morelia spilota) 7 images			The Carpet Python or Diamond Python is a large snake. The colour and pattern vary greatly. Eastern populations are pale or dark brown to olive-green, with irregular dark-edged cream to pale yellowish blotches. Other populations can be grey or... Read more >
Centralian Carpet Python (Morelia spilota bredli) 1 image			The Centralian Carpet Python is brown to orange-red above with dark bars and blotches along its back. The underside is yellow or cream. These snakes are not aggressive and rarely bite humans, and are sometime found in the reptile pet trade. Read more >
Green Python (Morelia viridis) 1 image			The Green Python has a thick body and typical python head shape. Adults are an iridescent green, but juvenile snakes are often a bright yellow colour. Read more >