Morelia spilota cheynei from http://snakeworld.hpage.co.in/
Descryption: Carpet python is snake from pythonidae familly, like all pythons they lay eggs and in this species clutch size is really big - up to 28 eggs. They presents varaiety of patterns and colors as subspecies from bright yellow jungle carpet trough brownish Coastal carpet python to interesting pattern of Diamond python. Carpet python feed mostly on marsurpials and other mammals sometimes eat lizards and birds (they have good developed thermal pits used to detect endothermic animals). As a arboreal monsters* they have also prehensile tails and often seen on trees as juvenile and in forests habitats.
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Pythonidae |
| Genus: | Morelia |
| Species: | M. spilota |
Subspecies: Diamond (Morelia spilota spilota), Northwestern carpet python (M. s. variegata), Southwestern carpet python (M. s. imbricata), Coastal carpet python (M. s. mcdowelli), Jungle carpet python (M. s. cheynei), Inland carpet python (M. s. metcalfei), Papuan carpet python or Irian jaya (M. s. ssp.). With Papuan carpet python or Irian jaya is taxonomical problem becouse Hoser in 2000 named it as M. s. harrisoni witch is invalid name and this taxon need more further research currently described as M. s. ssp. species inquirenda ("“Species inquirenda”(pl. species inquirendae): This is “a Latin term meaning a species of doubtful identity requiring further investigation” (ICZN 1999: glossary entry)").
Morelia bredli is also in artificial taxonomy group named as carpet pytons but its isnt subspecies of Morelia spilota. M. bredli is other species and is probably sister clade to M. spilota.
Geographic range: Widely distributet troughout mainland Australia, New Guinea Island and Youle Island.
from http://www.wareptilepark.com.au/
Habitat: Carpet pythons occurs in very wariety habitats: moonson forests, dry forests, woodlands, grasslands and even open savanna habitats. Morelia spilota is semi arboreal species but as juvenile they climb on trees very often.
Lenght: 1,5 to even 4 m (Coastal carpet python).
Lifespan: in captivity more than 20 years
Behaviour: They are powerfull predrators and as a baby the can be agresive (like most of juvniles snakes) but with growing they calm down and dont even need to be handling and tammed (its probably depends from their size if they are bigger they feel more safetly). They are slow in movement and don't need big vivariums. Mostly active on evening and nightime hours and they constantly move what makes them great exhibition animal.
