Simalia kinghorni

Description

The Australian Scrub Python has a moderately slender body and a long head, wider than its neck. The colour of the back and sides is yellowish to golden with numerous ragged blackish bands that may form a net-like pattern.

Distribution

The Scrub Python is found in northern Queensland from Townsville to the tip of Cape York Peninsula. This species is restricted to the eastern side of the Great Dividing Ranges.

Oakvale Distribution Maps Scrub Python
Australian Scrub Python Distribution Map

Lifespan

20 - 30 years.

Size

The Scrub Python is the largest Python species in Australia while they are known to frequently reach 5 metres in length there are unconfirmed records of them attaining lengths of 8 metres. They weigh up to 25kgs.

Diet

Mammals and birds.

Habitat

Inhabits rainforest, sclerophyll forests and humid woodland of Far North Queensland.

Breeding

A female lays 5-17 eggs per clutch. She broods the eggs by coiling about them and produces "shivering" movements to keep them warm.

Bite

Non-venomous