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Carpet Python

Morelia spilota

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
60–70% · Likely
overall probability at Lamington National Park
262 Verified records at Lamington National Park
December Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

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), Bismarck Archipelago, and the northern Solomon Islands. Many subspecies are recognised; ITIS lists six, the Reptile Database six, and the IUCN eight. Wikipedia →

60–70% of wildlife watchers report a Carpet Python sighting in Lamington National Park, based on 262 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Lamington National Park

Spotted Python
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Spotted Python

🌙 Nocturnal Reptile

Antaresia maculosa

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

60–70
Jan
60–70
Feb
70–80
Mar
60–70
Apr
50–60
May
70–80
Jun
40–50
Jul
30–40
Aug
70–80
Sep
60–70
Oct
60–70
Nov
70–80
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Lamington National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
60–70%
2 Booderee National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
50–60%
3 Springbrook National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
40–50%
4 Noosa National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
20–30%
5 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
20–30%
6 Flinders Ranges National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
20–30%
7 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
20–30%
8 Royal National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
9 Kakadu National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
10 Litchfield National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
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Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Carpet Python in Lamington National Park?

About 65% of wildlife watchers report a Carpet Python sighting in Lamington National Park, based on 262 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Carpet Python in Lamington National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Carpet Python in Lamington National Park in our monthly data.

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