Black-headed Python
Aspidites melanocephalus
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Constrictor
- Type
- Python
- Family
- Pythonidae
- Genus
- Aspidites
- Continents
- Oceania
- Countries
- 1
- How common
- Common
About
Black-headed Python (Aspidites melanocephalus) is a non-venomous python of the family Pythonidae, found in Australia. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical seasonal forest, subtropical forest and 26 more. Common: recorded in 528 places on iNaturalist.
Where it lives
Native range
Habitats
Estimated from where this snake is recorded and what kind of snake it is - not a confirmed habitat survey.
- Tropical Rainforest
- Tropical Moist Forest
- Tropical Seasonal Forest
- Subtropical Forest
- Evergreen Forest
- Broadleaf Forest
- Eucalyptus Forest
- Woodland
- Dry Woodland
- Open Woodland
- Savanna
- Tropical Savanna
- Dry Savanna
- Grassland
- Tropical Grassland
- Shrubland
- Heathland
- Desert
- Hot Desert
- Coastal Scrub
- Queensland Tropical Rainforest
- Queensland Wet Tropics
- Australian Eucalyptus Woodland
- Australian Savanna
Related snakes
- Woma Aspidites ramsayi
- Green Python Morelia azurea
- Northern White-Lipped Python Leiopython albertisii
- Papuan Olive Python Apodora papuana
- Papuan Spotted Python Antaresia papuensis
- Savu python Liasis savuensis
- Liasis dunni
- Children's Python Antaresia childreni
- Pygmy Python Antaresia perthensis
- Spotted Python Antaresia maculosa
- Oenpelli Python Nyctophilopython oenpelliensis
- Bismarck Ringed Python Bothrochilus boa
Stay safe: a photo or a web page can never tell you for certain that a snake is harmless. Keep your distance, never handle a wild snake, and get medical help straight away after any bite.