Papuan Spotted Python
Antaresia papuensis
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Constrictor
- Type
- Python
- Family
- Pythonidae
- Genus
- Antaresia
- Continents
- Oceania, Asia
- Countries
- 3
- How common
- Recorded in 6 places on iNaturalist
About
Papuan Spotted Python (Antaresia papuensis) is a non-venomous python of the family Pythonidae, found in Australia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical lowland forest, tropical seasonal forest and 25 more. Recorded in 6 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 Lowland 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
- Rocky Hillsides
- Rocky Outcrops
- Rock Crevices
- Coastal Scrub
- New Guinea Lowland Rainforest
- New Guinea Montane Rainforest
- Queensland Tropical Rainforest
- Queensland Wet Tropics
Related snakes
- Children's Python Antaresia childreni
- Pygmy Python Antaresia perthensis
- Spotted Python Antaresia maculosa
- Green Python Morelia azurea
- Northern White-Lipped Python Leiopython albertisii
- Papuan Olive Python Apodora papuana
- Savu python Liasis savuensis
- Liasis dunni
- Oenpelli Python Nyctophilopython oenpelliensis
- Bismarck Ringed Python Bothrochilus boa
- African Rock Python Python sebae
- Lesser African Python Python natalensis
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.