Victorian Carpet Python

If you can cope with the idea of a snake in the attic it s best to leave them to it.

Victorian carpet python.

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. If a carpet python is in your roof it s looking for rodents to eat. They inhabit rocky country or riverine forests principally in drier areas of victoria and the murray darling basin. Chances are once they have cleaned out your roof of rats or mice they will move on.

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. Try dragging an image to the search box. Inland carpet pythons are found in the murray darling basin of queensland new south wales victoria and south australia.

Morelia spilota metcalfei is a python subspecies found in australia commonly known as the murray darling carpet python. Throughout its range it shows great variability in colour size and other characteristics and will probably be divided into several subspecies in the. Inland carpet python murray darling carpet python md carpet python victorian carpet python. Centralian carpet python morelia bredli reptiles 2623 rough scaled python morelia carinata reptiles 2624 australian scrub python morelia kinghorni reptiles 2618 jungle carpet python morelia spilota cheynei.

Itis lists six 4 the reptile database seven 5 and the iucn. 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. Download carpet python stock photos. Search 123rf with an image instead of text.