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Olive Python

Liasis olivaceus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Nitmiluk National Park
5 Verified records at Nitmiluk National Park
December 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 →

30–40% of wildlife watchers report a Olive Python sighting in Nitmiluk National Park, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Nitmiluk National Park

Water Python
LC

Water Python

🌙 Nocturnal Reptile

Liasis fuscus

Insufficient data
Children's Python
LC Endemic

Children's Python

🌙 Nocturnal Reptile

Antaresia childreni

20–30% · Possible
Black-headed Python
LC Endemic

Black-headed Python

☀️🌙 Day & Night Reptile

Aspidites melanocephalus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
40–50
Feb
10–20
Mar
20–30
Apr
50–60
May
20–30
Jun
<5
Jul
30–40
Aug
5–10
Sep
20–30
Oct
50–60
Nov
60–70
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 Nitmiluk National Park?

About 35% of wildlife watchers report a Olive Python sighting in Nitmiluk National Park, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

December has the highest sighting rate for Olive Python in Nitmiluk National Park in our monthly data.

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