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eastern, coastal or McDowell's carpet python

Morelia spilota mcdowelli

Photo by timjessupis
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Field Notes

Description:

Coastal Carpet Python

Habitat:

Most of Australia's East coast, and quite far inland.

Notes:

Python, Non-venomous, but sometimes capable of a nasty nip if you try to pick them up.

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Comments (9)

http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/6291287 Here you can see it!
Very nice. Is it the night tiger morph? They are very pretty.
Plenty more photographs, seeing as I own two of them.
Great shot.. I love Carpet Snakes! Do you have some more photos?
Scientific Name Morelia spilota mcdowelli.
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PublishedJuly 28, 2010

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