Carpet Python

This beautiful animal is found in most habitats in Eastern Australia, ranging from rainforest to arid and coastal regions. It's also commonly found in the roofs of suburban houses!


The Carpet Python is non venomous and is not generally aggressive towards humans unless threatened; although it's hard not to feel intimidated by a snake that can reach 3.5 metres long.


Its mottled black, brown and gold skin provides almost perfect camouflage as it rests in trees during the day and moves along the ground at night in search of prey.


It's a voracious predator of small mammals and birds, including poultry, as we discovered when our gorgeous little bantam chickens began to disappear...


Although the carpet python population in Queensland is considered to be secure, their biggest threat comes from cane toads; if a snake is exposed to the cane toad toxin, it will die very quickly.