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Children's Python

Antaresia childreni

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Nitmiluk National Park
6 Verified records at Nitmiluk National Park
April Best month highest sighting rate
🌙 Nocturnal When it's active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am)

Children's python (Antaresia childreni) is a species of nonvenomous snake in the family Pythonidae. The species is named after John George Children. It is a nocturnal species occurring in the northern half of Australia and generally found on the ground, although it often climbs trees. Usually growing to about 1.0 m (3 ft) in length or more depending on the polymorphic variant, it is typically a reddish-brown colour, darker on the upper surface, and with many darker blotches, especially on younger specimens. The Stimson's python variant has much stronger and more variable colours; often being adorned with reddish-brown to chocolate blotches against lighter tan. It feeds mostly on small mammals and birds, and as with other pythons, it constricts its prey before swallowing it whole. Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Children's Python sighting in Nitmiluk National Park, based on 6 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Nitmiluk National Park

Olive Python
LC Endemic

Olive Python

🌙 Nocturnal Reptile

Liasis olivaceus

30–40% · Possible
Black-headed Python
LC Endemic

Black-headed Python

☀️🌙 Day & Night Reptile

Aspidites melanocephalus

Insufficient data
Water Python
LC

Water Python

🌙 Nocturnal Reptile

Liasis fuscus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
30–40
Apr
30–40
May
<5
Jun
20–30
Jul
30–40
Aug
30–40
Sep
5–10
Oct
5–10
Nov
10–20
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
30–40%
2 Ningaloo Marine Park 🇦🇺 Australia
20–30%
3 Kakadu National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
20–30%
4 Nitmiluk National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
20–30%
5 Flinders Ranges National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
6 Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Children's Python in Nitmiluk National Park?

About 23% of wildlife watchers report a Children's Python sighting in Nitmiluk National Park, based on 6 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Children's Python in Nitmiluk National Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for Children's Python in Nitmiluk National Park in our monthly data.

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