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Children's Python

Antaresia childreni

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Litchfield National Park
16 Verified records at Litchfield National Park
October Best month highest sighting rate
🌙 Nocturnal When it's active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am)

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 ground, although it often climbs trees. Usually growing to about 1.0 m (3 ft) in length or more depending on the polymorphic variant, it is typically a reddish-brown colour, darker on the upper surface, and with many darker blotches, especially on younger specimens. The Stimson's python variant has much stronger and more variable colours; often being adorned with reddish-brown to chocolate blotches against lighter tan. It feeds mostly on small mammals and birds, and as with other pythons, it constricts its prey before swallowing it whole. Wikipedia →

30–40% of wildlife watchers report a Children's Python sighting in Litchfield National Park, based on 16 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Litchfield National Park

Black-headed Python
LC Endemic

Black-headed Python

☀️🌙 Day & Night Reptile

Aspidites melanocephalus

40–50% · Likely
Olive Python
LC Endemic

Olive Python

🌙 Nocturnal Reptile

Liasis olivaceus

40–50% · Likely
Water Python
LC

Water Python

🌙 Nocturnal Reptile

Liasis fuscus

10–20% · With luck
Carpet Python
LC Endemic

Carpet Python

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Morelia spilota

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
50–60
Feb
40–50
Mar
40–50
Apr
50–60
May
20–30
Jun
20–30
Jul
5–10
Aug
30–40
Sep
50–60
Oct
10–20
Nov
40–50
Dec

🌙 When They're Spotted

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

🌙Nocturnal
☀️🌙🌙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 Litchfield National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
30–40%
2 Ningaloo Marine Park 🇦🇺 Australia
20–30%
3 Kakadu National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
20–30%
4 Nitmiluk National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
20–30%
5 Flinders Ranges National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
6 Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Children's Python in Litchfield National Park?

About 36% of wildlife watchers report a Children's Python sighting in Litchfield National Park, based on 16 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Children's Python in Litchfield National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Children's Python in Litchfield National Park in our monthly data.

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