Victorian Carpet Python

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Victorian carpet python.

Morelia spilota commonly referred to as the carpet python or diamond python is a large snake of the family pythonidae found in australia new guinea indonesia and papua new guinea bismarck archipelago and the northern solomon islands 1 2 3 many subspecies are described. Inland carpet pythons are found in the murray darling basin of queensland new south wales victoria and south australia. Inland carpet python morelia spilota metcalfei description and distribution the inland carpet python or inland carpet snake morelia spilota metcalfei is a slow moving nocturnal snake that has an average adult length of 170 to 190. They inhabit rocky country or riverine forests principally in drier areas of victoria and the murray darling basin.

By john deutscher introduction the east queensland carpet python also known as the coastal or brisbane carpet python is one of the best known and most commonly kept of all australian snakes. Download carpet python stock photos. Affordable and search from millions of royalty free images photos and vectors. If you can cope with the idea of a snake in the attic it s best to leave them to it.

Its victorian conservation status they eat rats mice and other small mammals animal type reptile size 3 metres long they are the only victorian snake that guards their eggs carpet python morelia spilota metcalfei dd 9 b. Other names murray darling carpet python victorian carpet python md carpet python length up to 2 7 m color silver to light brown with black to dark brown to maroon blotches and stripes distribution murray darling. Inland carpet python murray darling carpet python md carpet python victorian carpet python. If a carpet python is in your roof it s looking for rodents to eat.

The pythons are non venomous snakes that constrict their prey. Morelia spilota metcalfei is a python subspecies found in australia commonly known as the murray darling carpet python. Try dragging an image to the search box. Chances are once they have cleaned out your roof of rats or mice they will move on.