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Carpet Python

Morelia spilota

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Springbrook National Park
122 Verified records at Springbrook National Park
October 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 →

40–50% of wildlife watchers report a Carpet Python sighting in Springbrook National Park, based on 122 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
30–40
Feb
50–60
Mar
40–50
Apr
40–50
May
40–50
Jun
20–30
Jul
20–30
Aug
40–50
Sep
50–60
Oct
50–60
Nov
50–60
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
Insufficient data

Quick answers

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

About 45% of wildlife watchers report a Carpet Python sighting in Springbrook National Park, based on 122 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

October has the highest sighting rate for Carpet Python in Springbrook National Park in our monthly data.

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