Black-headed Python

Black-headed Python

Aspidites melanocephalus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Kakadu National Park

Closest Relatives at Kakadu National Park

Children's Python
LC Endemic

Children's Python

🌙 Nocturnal Reptile

Antaresia childreni

30–40% · Possible
Water Python
LC

Water Python

🌙 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% · Possible
Carpet Python
LC Endemic

Carpet Python

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Morelia spilota

10–20% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

0–10
Jan
30–40
Feb
30–40
Mar
10–20
Apr
20–30
May
20–30
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
10–20
Sep
20–30
Oct
20–30
Nov
30–40
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
20–30%
3 Nitmiluk National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
4 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

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

About 20% of visitor-days record a Black-headed Python sighting in Kakadu National Park, based on 15 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

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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