Morelia spilota spilota (Diamond Python)
Worldwide there are eight genera and 26 species of python. Pythons are nonvenomous snakes which mostly are ambush predators - typically they remain motionless in a camouflaged position and then strike suddenly at passing prey. They use their sharp, backward-curving teeth, to grasp prey which is then killed by constriction, causing death by asphyxiation.
The Diamond Python belongs to the genus Morelia or tree python which has seven species and is found in Australia, New Guinea and Indonesia. It has a distinctive pattern of a black background with cream or yellow spots and blotches. Average adult length is about two metres, although it may reach three metres. Females often seem to grow larger in this subspecies, averaging about 6 feet long, whereas males are more often about five feet long.
Morelia spilota spilota is listed in the following regions:
Canberra & Southern Tablelands | Southern Highlands | South Coast | Greater Sydney | Central West NSW | New South Wales North Coast
Species information
- Morelia spilota spilota Scientific name
- Diamond Python Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 895.52m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
Location information
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Maps
"Rivendell" Mimosa Park Road Batemans Marine Park Bawley Point Bushcare Ben Boyd National Park Blue Mountains National Park Bournda Environment Education Centre Bournda National Park Bundanoon Bungonia National Park Conjola Bushcare Currarong - Abrahams Bosom Beach East Boyd State Forest Eurobodalla National Park Four Winds Bioblitz Reference Sites Garrad Reserve Walking Track Goulburn Mulwaree Council Kangaroo Valley LB Block Lake Curalo Mimosa Rocks National Park Morton National Park Murramarang National Park Narrawallee Foreshore and Reserves Bushcare Group North Tura Coastal Reserve Seven Mile Beach National Park Thirlmere Lakes National Park VC00449 Wingecarribee Local Government Area Wollemi National Park Wollondilly Local Government Area Womdatary, Meroo Meadow -
Places
Pappinbarra, NSW
