Townsville Carpet Python

Scrub python morelia kinghorni non venomous.

Townsville carpet python.

Carpet snake carpet python. Find carpet python ads in our reptiles amphibians category from townsville city qld. Two carpet pythons have been pulled from the u bends of surprised homeowners in the past two weeks. Family front fanged venomous.

Carpet snakes are extremely variable in colour and pattern. Carpet python morelia spilota. Green with cream blotches. Head of carpet python morelia spilota showing heat sensitive pits along jaw line and forked tongue.

Most specimens are olive green with pale dark edged blotches stripes or cross bands. Scientific name acanthophis antarcticus. To 3 m long. This python is capable of eating large prey including wallabies.

It has black edged pale blotches enclosing pale yellow spots and markings. Selection of photos of snakes found in the townsville region. It can be distinguished from carpet pythons by the large scale pattern of its head carpet pythons have many small scales. A snake catcher says theyre among the biggest hes seen.

Buy and sell almost anything on gumtree classifieds. 6 carpet pythons make a home in brisbane ceiling townsville bulletin. Please refer to home page for information on each species. Common name common death adder.

Carpet python and diamond python morelia spilota. The belly is cream or yellow variegated with dark grey scales. Common name carpet python and diamond python. Carpet snake or carpet python morelia spilota.

The carpet python has many colour variations ranging from pale to dark greyish green or brown. Not to be used for id. This snake is widespread and can be found in a variety of habitats including buildings. Usually preys on mammals but also sometimes on amphibians.

Carpet pythons are quite common in the townsville region according to the department of environment often found in trees or sometimes living in another animal s burrow. The upper part of the body is dark green decorated with cream to. Snakes on a search for water are slipping into suburban toilets in townsville in north queensland. Two snakes have crashed through the ceiling of a queensland home.

The longest species of snake in australia it can grow over 5m commonly with reports up to 8m in length.