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Morelia spilota cheynei
Beautiful snake, yellowish with tan and brown pattern. This specimen was about 180cm in length, which is considered the maximum length for this subspecies found in the rainforest of north eastern Australia. Pupil is vertical during daylight hours and it has heat sensitive pit-organs, which allow the snake infrared vision. It is mainly nocturnal and arboreal.
Rainforest around Lake Eacham in the Atherton Tablelands of Far North Queensland, Australia.
Spotted on Dec 13, 2008
Submitted on Nov 9, 2016
12 Comments
Thank you all so much for the SOTD and the kind words!
Congratulations Felix!!! Very well deserved :)
Great series Felix,congrats on the SOTD and thanks for sharing
Congrats Felix!
Congratulation Felix, this beautiful snake is our Spotting of the Day! First time for this subspecies in the wild on Project Noah.
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Thank you Ashutosh.
Beautiful!
Thank you for the comments Liana, Ashley, and Daniele!
I saw quite a few while I was in that part of the world. Unfortunately many end as roadkill.
Beautiful Felix! The coastal subspecies can get quite large:
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/101...
Love this series, Felix! I love carpet pythons, would be awesome to see a wild one!
Great series Felix! Thank you for sharing :)
Thank you Polilla! I was lucky to see one during the day (late afternoon) because they tend to be nocturnal. It was in no rush, so I was able to just watch it slowly climb into the vegetation and take pictures.