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Morelia amethistina
This one estimate about 10 feet.
Mountain rain forest in North Queensland
Seen at night on the road.
Spotted on Mar 7, 2015
Submitted on Mar 7, 2015
6 Comments
Thank you Hema. These are stunning critters.
Truly beautiful!!
Thanks Ashley, this one was very obliging.
What a beautiful snake!
Thank you Scott, 'Amethystine' sounds so much nicer than 'Scrub' but good information for future reference. Appreciate the comment.
Robert
Beautiful! Just for information, pythons are undergoing an active reclassification. AROD or the Australian Reptile Online Database is now calling your species the scrub python or Morelia kinghorni. http://www.arod.com.au/arod/reptilia/Squ...