Coiled Up Carpet Python.
"The Coastal Carpet python is the single largest snake species encountered throughout the Brisbane and Ipswich regions. It is non venomous and represents one of two pythons species found in the south east corner.
The Carpet Python is a large, heavy bodied snake with a highly variable, mottled & blotched pattern and color. Mostly white to cream on the underside, the head is distinct from the neck. A specimen recorded by Snake Catcher Brisbane from Pine Mountain, Ipswich measured in at 3.9 metres and 14.5 kg! The largest reliable record for the species comes in at 4.2 metres in length.
A highly adaptable species it occupies all habitats from rainforest, wet sclerophyll forests and dry woodland through to suburban backyards and the periphery of highly disturbed farmland. It’s ability to not only persist in the highly modified suburban and rural environment but to thrive throughout, makes the Carpet Python the most commonly encountered snake for residents and subsequently snake catchers. The parallel proliferation and success of native mammals and introduced rodent species in these modified environments has provided feeding and refugial resources at every level for the Carpet Python.
Although active on occasion by day, The predominately nocturnal habits of Carpet Pythons facilitates the stealth and ambush type predatory modes it incorporates when actively seeking its next meal. The preferred prey of this species changes with respect to size of individual animals with juvenile carpet pythons feed predominately on skinks and small rodents such as introduced mice. Sub adult specimens target larger mammals such as rat species, smaller flying foxes, caged birds, guinea pigs and Ring-tailed Possums."
Coiled Up Carpet Python.
"The Coastal Carpet python is the single largest snake species encountered throughout the Brisbane and Ipswich regions. It is non venomous and represents one of two pythons species found in the south east corner.
The Carpet Python is a large, heavy bodied snake with a highly variable, mottled & blotched pattern and color. Mostly white to cream on the underside, the head is distinct from the neck. A specimen recorded by Snake Catcher Brisbane from Pine Mountain, Ipswich measured in at 3.9 metres and 14.5 kg! The largest reliable record for the species comes in at 4.2 metres in length.
A highly adaptable species it occupies all habitats from rainforest, wet sclerophyll forests and dry woodland through to suburban backyards and the periphery of highly disturbed farmland. It’s ability to not only persist in the highly modified suburban and rural environment but to thrive throughout, makes the Carpet Python the most commonly encountered snake for residents and subsequently snake catchers. The parallel proliferation and success of native mammals and introduced rodent species in these modified environments has provided feeding and refugial resources at every level for the Carpet Python.
Although active on occasion by day, The predominately nocturnal habits of Carpet Pythons facilitates the stealth and ambush type predatory modes it incorporates when actively seeking its next meal. The preferred prey of this species changes with respect to size of individual animals with juvenile carpet pythons feed predominately on skinks and small rodents such as introduced mice. Sub adult specimens target larger mammals such as rat species, smaller flying foxes, caged birds, guinea pigs and Ring-tailed Possums."