The Reticulated python (Malayopython reticulatus) is a non-venomous snake native to South and Southeast Asia. It is the world's longest snake and is among the three heaviest snakes. In several countries in its range, it is hunted for its skin, for...
The Burmese python (Python bivittatus) is one of the largest species of snakes. This non-venomous snake is native to a large area of Southeast Asia and is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Until 2009, it was considered a subspecies of...
The Ball python (Python regius) is a nonvenomous python species found in sub-Saharan Africa. This is the smallest of the African pythons. The name "ball python" refers to the animal's tendency to curl into a ball when stressed or frightened. A...
The Central African rock python (Python sebae) is a species of large constrictor snake native to sub-Saharan Africa. It is Africa's largest snake and one of the seven largest snake species in the world. This snake is widely feared, though it is...
The Carpet python (Morelia spilota) is a large snake of the family Pythonidae. It is named for the beautiful markings on its skin, which resemble an oriental carpet pattern. This species is a popular pet among snake enthusiasts.
The Indian python (Python molurus) is a large, nonvenomous python species. It is known by the common names Black-tailed python, Indian rock python, and Asian rock python.
The Green tree python (Morelia viridis) is a nonvenomous snake native to New Guinea, some islands in Indonesia, and the Cape York Peninsula in Australia. First described by Hermann Schlegel in 1872, it was known for many years as Chondropython...
The Amethystine python (Simalia amethistina) is a species of nonvenomous snake. Popular among reptile enthusiasts, and noted for its coloration and size, the Amethystine python is one of the six largest snakes in the world, as measured either by...
The woma python (Aspidites ramsayi), also known commonly as Ramsay's python, the sand python, and simply the woma, is a species of snake in the family Pythonidae, endemic to Australia. Once common throughout Western Australia, it has become...
The Black-headed python (Aspidites melanocephalus ) is a species of non-venomous snake in the Pythonidae (the python family). Being naturally non-venomous, these snakes must constrict their prey to suffocate it prior to consumption.
The Bismarck ringed python (Bothrochilus boa ) is a species of snake in the genus Bothrochilus found on the islands of the Bismarck Archipelago. No subspecies are currently recognized.
Children's python (Antaresia childreni) is a species of nonvenomous snake in the family Pythonidae. The species is named after John George Children. It is a nocturnal species occurring in the northern half of Australia and generally found on the...
The Sumatran short-tailed python (Python curtus ) is a species of the family Pythonidae, a nonvenomous snake native to Sumatra.
The olive python (Liasis olivaceus ) is a species of snake in the family Pythonidae. The species is endemic to Australia. Two subspecies are recognized, including the nominate subspecies described here.
The Brongersma's short-tailed python (Python brongersmai) is a nonvenomous snake from Southeast Asia. It is named in honor of Dutch herpetologist Leo Brongersma.
Bredl's python (Morelia bredli) is a species of non-venomous snake native to Australia. It is named in honor of Australian crocodile conservationist Josef "Joe" Bredl and is also known as the Centralian python, the Centralian carpet python, the...
Children's python (Antaresia childreni) is a species of nonvenomous snake in the family Pythonidae. The species is named after John George Children. It is a nocturnal species occurring in the northern half of Australia and generally found on the...
Morelia spilota cheynei, or the jungle carpet python, is a python subspecies found in the rainforests of Queensland, Australia.
Morelia spilota spilota is a subspecies of carpet python (Morelia spilota ), popularly known as the diamond python. It is a medium to large snake, found in coastal areas and adjacent ranges of south-eastern Australia. It is the most southerly...
The spotted python, eastern small-blotched python, or eastern children's python (Antaresia maculosa ) is a python species found in northern Australia and New Guinea. It is a popular pet among Australian reptile enthusiasts and other reptile...
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. The original description and name were published by Wells and Wellington in...
The Oenpelli python or Oenpelli rock python (Simalia oenpelliensis or Nyctophilopython oenpelliensis ) is a species of large snake in the family Pythonidae. The species is endemic to the sandstone massif area of the western Arnhem Land region in the...
The pygmy python (Antaresia perthensis ), also known as the anthill python, is a species of snake found in Western Australia. Their common names refer to the fact that they are the smallest member of the family Pythonidae and are often found in...
The water python (Liasis fuscus ) is a nonvenomous python species found in Australia and Papua New Guinea. No subspecies are currently recognized.
Simalia boeleni is a species of python, a nonvenomous snake in the family Pythonidae. The species is endemic to the mountains of New Guinea. No subspecies are currently recognized.
The Borneo python (Python breitensteini), also known commonly as the Borneo short-tailed python, is a species of non-venomous snake in the family Pythonidae. The species is endemic to the island of Borneo.
The Timor python (Malayopython timoriensis ) is a python species found in Southeast Asia. A dwarf form, no subspecies are recognized as being valid. Like all pythons, it is a nonvenomous constrictor; unlike larger species such as the reticulated...
Morelia spilota metcalfei is a python subspecies 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 (9 feet), but adults are usually around 2.4m...
Python anchietae (common names: Angolan python, Anchieta's dwarf python) is a nonvenomous python species endemic to southern Africa. According to Donald George Broadley (1990), this species is most closely related to the ball python (P. regius ) of...
Liasis mackloti is a species of python, a nonvenomous snake in the family Pythonidae. The species is endemic to Indonesia, East Timor, Papua New Guinea, and coastal northern Australia. Three subspecies are currently recognized, including the...
D'Albertis' python (Leiopython albertisii), also known commonly as D'Albert's water python or the northern white-lipped python, is a species of python, a non-venomous snake in the family Pythonidae. The species is endemic to New Guinea. There are no...
The rough-scaled python (Morelia carinata ) is a large-scaled python species endemic to Australia. No subspecies are currently recognized.
The Australian scrub python (Simalia kinghorni ), or simply scrub python is a species of snake in the family Pythonidae. The species is indigenous to forests of northern Australia. It is one of the world's longest and largest snakes, and is the...
Morelia imbricata is a large snake found in southern regions of Western Australia and western South Australia. A member of the python family, it is commonly known as the southwestern carpet python.
Apodora papuana is a species of python, commonly known as the Papuan python, Irian python or Papuan olive python. It is found in New Guinea. It is the only species in the genus Apodora. No subspecies are currently recognized.
Liasis mackloti savuensis is a python subspecies found in Indonesia. It is known by the locals as sanca mata putih (white-eyed python).
The Bluff Downs giant python (Liasis dubudingala ) is an extinct species of snake from Queensland, Australia, that lived during the Early Pliocene.The Bluff Downs giant python hunted mammals, birds and reptiles in the woodlands and vine thickets...
Python kyaiktiyo, the Myanmar short-tailed python, is a python species endemic to Myanmar that is known only from the holotype collected in Yetagon Myaung at an altitude of 390 m (1,280 ft). It has been listed on the IUCN Red List as Vulnerable...
Liasis olivaceus barroni is a python found in the Pilbara region of northwest Australia. They are recognised as a subspecies of Liasis olivaceus, separating the population from the olive python found to the east. It is a large snake, most often...
Leiopython fredparkeri, the Karimui Basin whitelip python or Karimui Basin white-lipped python, is a species of snake in the family Pythonidae. It is endemic to New Guinea. It was first described by Wulf Schleip in 2008.
Simalia nauta, commonly known as the Tanimbar python, is a species of snake of the family Pythonidae.
Burmese pythons (Python bivittatus) are nonvenomous snakes native to Southeast Asia. However, since the end of the 20th century, they have become an established breeding population in South Florida. The earliest python sightings in Florida date back...
