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Morelia spilota, commonly known as the carpet python, is a large snake of the family Pythonidae found in Australia, New Guinea (Indonesia and Papua New Guinea), ...
Morelia spilota metcalfei is a python subspecies [2] found in Australia, commonly known as the Murray-Darling carpet python. The pythons are non-venomous snakes that constrict their prey. They grow up to 2.7m (10 feet), but adults are usually around 2.4m (8 feet). [3] Colour varies depending on locality.
The Indian python (Python molurus) is a large python species native to tropical and subtropical regions of the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. [3] It is also known by the common names black-tailed python , [ 4 ] Indian rock python , and Asian rock python .
Hatchlings of carpet python on Great Keppel Island. Morelia spilota mcdowelli is a subspecies of Morelia spilota, commonly known as the carpet python, and is informally named the eastern, coastal, or McDowell's carpet python. [2] [3] The original description and name were published by Wells and Wellington in 1984. [4]
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Poaching of pythons is a lucrative business with the global python skin trade being an estimated US$1 billion as of 2012. [18] Pythons are poached for their meat, mostly consumed locally as bushmeat and their skin, which is sent to Europe and North America for manufacture of accessories like bags, belts and shoes. [19]
Morelia spilota cheynei, or the jungle carpet python, is a python subspecies [2] ... Adults of these medium-sized pythons typically measure 5–7 ft (1.5–2.1 m) in ...
Carpet snake may refer to: Morelia spilota variegata, a.k.a. the Northwestern carpet python, a harmless subspecies found in New Guinea and Australia in northwestern Western Australia and in the northern portion of the Northern Territory; Pituophis melanoleucus, a.k.a. the pine snake, a harmless colubrid species found in North America