Oenpelli Python, Nawaran, Oenpelli Rock Python
Nyctophilopython oenpelliensis
Family Pythonidae
About
The Oenpelli python or Oenpelli rock python is a species of large snake in the family Pythonidae. The species is endemic to the sandstone massif area of the western Arnhem Land region in the Northern Territory of Australia. There are no subspecies that are recognised as being valid. It has been called the rarest python in the world. Two notable characteristics of the species are the unusually large size of its eggs and its ability to change colour. It is the longest snake native to the Northern Territory.
How to spot it
Real occurrence confirmed near Kakadu National Park (Atlas of Living Australia, 2011) — no separate physical description was available on Wikipedia for this species, see the source link for more.
Documented on these trails
Found in
- Kakadu National Park — The Top End — Kakadu, Litchfield & Darwin, NT hikes