Carpet Python

Closest Relatives at Kakadu National Park

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	Lamington National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	60–70%
2	Booderee National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	50–60%
3	Springbrook National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	40–50%
4	Noosa National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	30–40%
5	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	20–30%
6	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	20–30%
7	Flinders Ranges National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	20–30%
8	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	10–20%
9	Kakadu National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	10–20%
10	Litchfield National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Carpet Python in Kakadu National Park?

About 11% of visitor-days record a Carpet Python sighting in Kakadu National Park, based on 6 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Carpet Python in Kakadu National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Carpet Python in Kakadu National Park in our monthly data.