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Water Python

Liasis fuscus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Litchfield National Park
5 Verified records at Litchfield National Park
January Best month highest sighting rate
🌙 Nocturnal When it's active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am)

The water python (Liasis fuscus) is a python species found in Australia and Papua New Guinea. No subspecies are currently recognized. Like all other pythons, it is not venomous. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Water Python sighting in Litchfield National Park, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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☀️🌙 Day & Night Reptile

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🌙 Nocturnal Reptile

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30–40% · Possible
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☀️ Diurnal Reptile

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Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
5–10
Feb
40–50
Mar
<5
Apr
20–30
May
<5
Jun
20–30
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
5–10
Oct
5–10
Nov
5–10
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 Kakadu National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
20–30%
2 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
20–30%
3 Litchfield National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
4 Nitmiluk National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

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

About 18% of wildlife watchers report a Water Python sighting in Litchfield National Park, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

January has the highest sighting rate for Water Python in Litchfield National Park in our monthly data.

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