Morelia spilota commonly referred to as the carpet python or diamond python is a large snake of the family pythonidae found in australia new guinea indonesia and papua new guinea bismarck archipelago and the northern solomon islands.
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Summer is python breeding time and after the female has laid up to 15 eggs she coils herself around them and shivers vibrating all her muscles to keep the eggs warm.
Carpet pythons in captivity can easily live 20 years or longer.
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The carpet python is a large snake named for beautiful markings on its skin which resemble an oriental carpet pattern.
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She will stay with eggs providing both warmth and protection for the next 4 8 weeks.
Pythons are probably the most commonly seen snake in suburban backyards the most familiar being the carpet python in queensland and the diamond python in eastern nsw and victoria.
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Head of carpet python morelia spilota showing heat sensitive pits along jaw line and forked tongue.
Caging for carpet pythons should allow for some retention of humidity unrestricted observation of the snake ample area for the snake to move and climb and easy ability to clean.
The patterning may be roughly diamond shaped or have intricate markings made up of light and dark bands on a background of.
Carpet snakes are extremely variable in colour and pattern.
However once the eggs have hatched the mother will leave.
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Many subspecies are described.
Unlike many other snake species the jungle carpet python makes an excellent parent.
Common conditions of pet snakes include infectious stomatitis parasites skin infections inclusion body disease respiratory disease and septicemia.
Infectious stomatitis may not be a primary disease but may be secondary to an injury to the mouth or to husbandry issues such as poor nutrition improper environmental temperature or humidity or overcrowding.
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Most specimens are olive green with pale dark edged blotches stripes or cross bands.
Carpet snake or carpet python morelia spilota.
