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Olive Python

Liasis olivaceus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Litchfield National Park
16 Verified records at Litchfield National Park
February Best month highest sighting rate
🌙 Nocturnal When it's active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am)

The olive python (Liasis olivaceus) is a species of snake in the family Pythonidae. The species is endemic to Australia. Two subspecies are recognized, including the nominate subspecies described here. Wikipedia →

40–50% of wildlife watchers report a Olive Python sighting in Litchfield National Park, based on 16 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Litchfield National Park

Water Python
LC

Water Python

🌙 Nocturnal Reptile

Liasis fuscus

10–20% · With luck
Black-headed Python
LC Endemic

Black-headed Python

☀️🌙 Day & Night Reptile

Aspidites melanocephalus

40–50% · Likely
Children's Python
LC Endemic

Children's Python

🌙 Nocturnal Reptile

Antaresia childreni

30–40% · Possible
Carpet Python
LC Endemic

Carpet Python

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Morelia spilota

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

70–80
Jan
70–80
Feb
30–40
Mar
50–60
Apr
50–60
May
20–30
Jun
30–40
Jul
20–30
Aug
20–30
Sep
30–40
Oct
40–50
Nov
40–50
Dec

🌙 When They're Spotted

Most active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am) · across all parks (global)

🌙Nocturnal
☀️🌙🌙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 Nitmiluk National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
30–40%
3 Kakadu National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
20–30%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Olive Python in Litchfield National Park?

About 42% of wildlife watchers report a Olive Python sighting in Litchfield National Park, based on 16 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Olive Python in Litchfield National Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for Olive Python in Litchfield National Park in our monthly data.

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