What snake is this

[Slunnie]

A friend ran into this snake today and was wondering what it was. Any ideas?

http://www.aulro.com/afvb/attachment.php?attachmentid=54701&stc=1&d=1356128840

[Ausfree]

By no means a snake expert, but it looks like a python of some sort going on the markings and shape of the head.
My 02c worth.:D

[robbotd5]

Looks to me like an Olive python. We saw one one time at Manning Point big 4 and it was a beautiful animal. Don't hurt it whatever you do!!!
Regards
Robbo

[disco2_dan]

It's defiantly a python, I can't quite tell from the photo but to me it looks like a diamond python, beautiful looking snake he looks quite healthy, what area are you near slunnie? Depending where you are it may also be a carpet python

Ok just had a better look at the pic on a computer not my phone and its defiantly not a diamond, what area was the photo taken?

[slug_burner]

looks like a carpet python https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2012/12/442.jpg

[Saitch]

Bit hard to tell from the photo. Were the markings the same as this? This is "Sammie" one of our residents. He/she is about 2 metres long & I found a skin between the water tanks that measured 3.9 metres.

[Slunnie]

Thanks all, interesting stuff! I've just asked her if the snake was local or if shes currently away.

[jerryd]

We found this one recently while looking for the missing chicken :eek: I captured it and took it for a drive up the mountain.

[Xtreme]

We found this one recently while looking for the missing chicken :eek: I captured it and took it for a drive up the mountain.
Looks like it may have still been digesting your chicken, :o :D

[UncleHo]

G'day jerryd :)

Yup1 that looks like were your chicken went, an early X'mas dinner ;)

cheers

P.S. best wishes to you and yours for the X'mas-New Year season :D

[TD50WA]

Carpet snake ( pity photo not a bit clearer to confirm)...and Olive python doesnt have markings afaik....they are all olive green, hence the name. Local handler has a huge olive python called....Olive.....:D

Cheers and merry Xmas
Kev

[Slunnie]

Thanks for this!

[CraigE]

Definitely not an Olive Python, More likely a Carpet. They are a beautiful passive snake.

[Landy Smurf]

i would have said carpet too, friendly snake they be

[33chinacars]

Only 2 kinds of snakes dead ones & live ones. Take your pick :wasntme:

[Disco44]

It's a carpet python.Someone recently released one down near the Royal Mail Hotel at Goodna and the bugger had the male peacock for dinner.As you can gather they are harmless to humans but murder on Small animals,chooks etc.We have a malt factory near us too and they use them to keep the mice and rats down.They have scared the living daylights out me and other firies as we attended alarms particularly at night.

[ugu80]

Morelia spilota metcalfei, the inland aka murray darling carpet python.

[scarry]

Harmless carpet snake for sure.

Need one around my place to sort out the bush rats,but have to train it not to get into the house.

SWMBO made me relocate the local carpet snake we had around our place after it got in the house for the second time.

Last year friends of ours had their kitten eaten by one.They called the local wildlife people and they said that it was not an uncommon occurrence.

[Hoges]

Sent the photo to my good mate the herpetologist...his immediate reaction (blurry photo on his phpone) was Burmese python and it shouldn't be here:o:eek: But since it is here ...carpet python... Me? It's a snake...live and let live!:D

[Ausfree]

Sent the photo to my good mate the herpetologist...his immediate reaction (blurry photo on his phpone) was Burmese python and it shouldn't be here:o:eek: But since it is here ...carpet python... Me? It's a snake...live and let live!:D Again, I am by no means a snake expert, but I must admit the markings had me a little bit perplexed!!:confused:


Burmese Python - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[disco2_dan]

Sent the photo to my good mate the herpetologist...his immediate reaction (blurry photo on his phpone) was Burmese python and it shouldn't be here:o:eek: But since it is here ...carpet python... Me? It's a snake...live and let live!:D

I thought the same initially, but after a little investigation I found out there is some carpet pythons with some really nice colourations lol I may be making up a word there

[roverrescue]

I saw the red soil road and snakes markings and thought your friend could be up my way -amethystine python?

Steve