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Black-headed Python

Aspidites melanocephalus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Kakadu National Park
15 Verified records at Kakadu National Park
March Best month highest sighting rate
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's active Active throughout day and night

The black-headed python (Aspidites melanocephalus) is a species of snake in the family Pythonidae (the python family). The species is endemic to Australia. There are no subspecies that are recognized as being valid. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Black-headed Python sighting in Kakadu National Park, based on 15 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Kakadu National Park

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LC Endemic

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🌙 Nocturnal Reptile

Antaresia childreni

20–30% · Possible
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LC

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🌙 Nocturnal Reptile

Liasis fuscus

20–30% · Possible
Olive Python
LC Endemic

Olive Python

🌙 Nocturnal Reptile

Liasis olivaceus

20–30% · Possible
Oenpelli Rock Python
VU Endemic

Oenpelli Rock Python

☀️🌙 Day & Night Reptile

Nyctophilopython oenpelliensis

10–20% · With luck
Carpet Python
LC Endemic

Carpet Python

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Morelia spilota

10–20% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
20–30
Feb
30–40
Mar
10–20
Apr
20–30
May
20–30
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
10–20
Sep
10–20
Oct
20–30
Nov
20–30
Dec

☀️🌙 When They're Spotted

Active throughout day and night · across all parks (global)

☀️🌙Day & Night
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Litchfield National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
40–50%
2 Kakadu National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
3 Ningaloo Marine Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
4 Nitmiluk National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
5 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Black-headed Python in Kakadu National Park?

About 17% of wildlife watchers report a Black-headed Python sighting in Kakadu National Park, based on 15 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Black-headed Python in Kakadu National Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for Black-headed Python in Kakadu National Park in our monthly data.

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