Australian Pythons

Family: Pythonidae

Pythons are non-venomous constrictors from Australia, Asia, and sub-Saharan Africa. Australia has around 15 species of pythons occurring in every state except Tasmania. Pythons are typically nocturnal ambush predators feeding on mammals and birds with some species specialising on reptiles.

Fun Facts!

  • Australia is home to around half of the world’s python species

  • Australia is home to the world’s smallest python the Pygmy Python (Antaresia perthensis) growing up to 60cm (pictured: top right)

  • When a Pygmy Python hatches it weighs only 4 grams, less than a teaspoon of sugar

  • The largest of all Australia’s snake species is the Australian Scrub Python (Simalia kinghorni) with specimens exceeding five metres in length

  • The Bluff Downs Giant Python (Liasis dubudingala) is the largest known snake species to have ever occurred in Australia (4.5 million years ago) and is estimated to have grown up to 10 metres in length

  • Our podcast, the Aussie Wildlife Show, has an awesome episode all about the Murray Darling Carpet Python, the closest python species to the Adelaide area

  • For a complete list of Australian pythons we recommend the following page from our good friend John Fowler: The Reptiles of Australia, Pythons

A person holding a small, brown snake with reddish markings in their hands outdoors.
Person holding a yellow and white snake with a light-colored background.

Meet some of our friendly pythons

Here in South Australia pythons are not commonly encountered in the wild. You can book a private wildlife encounter with our pythons at Animals Anonymous HQ or have our mobile team come to you! Meet just some of our friendly pythons below…

A person holding a snake in front of a lush, green, forest-themed background.

Bunchy
Spotted Python

Close-up of a snake with patterned brown, black, and beige scales resting on a tree branch.

Lois
Coastal Carpet Python

A large snake on the forest ground among fallen leaves and small plants.

Calli
Olive Python

Close-up of a snake with brown and white markings, resting on a piece of wood with its tongue sticking out.

Bumpy
Rough Scaled Python

A close-up of a coiled snake with a patterned body and head, featuring dark and light brown markings.

Chelsea
Mareeba Carpet Python

Close-up of a coiled python with patterned brown and tan scales, resting on a surface with autumn leaves.

Rover
Stimson’s Python

A pale yellow albino python snake hanging from a tree branch in a natural setting.

Charlie
Albino Torresian Carpet Python

A snake coiled around a tree trunk at night, blending with the dark background.

Sylvia
Murray Darling Carpet Python

Pythons as pets

If you’re thinking about getting your first pet python there are some great resources available.

We highly recommend the online python husbandry courses by Steve and Zita Crawford as well as their books; ‘Choosing your First Snake’ and ‘Pythons: Captive Care & Husbandry’.

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