Morelia spilota cheynei
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- Common names: jungle carpet python.
Morelia spilota cheynei is a non-venomous python subspecies[2] found in the rainforests of Queensland, Australia.
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[edit] Description
Adults usually reach 4.5 to 8 feet in length, although larger specimens have been recorded, with females usually larger than males. The color pattern can vary from tan and black to bright yellow and jet black. They are relatively slim-bodied snakes, and have a prehensile tail to aid in climbing. All specimens have white bellies, that will often be speckled with black spots. These snakes are semi-arboreal and their natural habitat is monsoon jungle. Captive specimens have lived for 20-30 years and feed readily on mice, sometimes taking rats. Jungle Carpet pythons have a general adversion to rats when adult, and due to their adult size, feeding mice can become very expensive, with larger specimens eating up to 8 mice at once.
[edit] Geographic range
The type locality given is "Ravenshoe, on the Atheron Tableland, north Queensland, In Lat. 17°36'S, Long 145°29'E" (Australia).[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
- ^ Morelia spilota cheynei (TSN 635066). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved on 17 September 2007.
[edit] External links
- Morelia spilota at the TIGR Reptile Database. Accessed 17 September 2007.
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