Children's Python

Children's Python

Antaresia childreni

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Kakadu National Park

Closest Relatives at Kakadu National Park

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
Black-headed Python
LC Endemic

Black-headed Python

☀️🌙 Day & Night Reptile

Aspidites melanocephalus

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

40–50
Jan
40–50
Feb
30–40
Mar
30–40
Apr
50–60
May
20–30
Jun
20–30
Jul
10–20
Aug
20–30
Sep
30–40
Oct
0–10
Nov
30–40
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 Kakadu National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
30–40%
3 Nitmiluk National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
20–30%
4 Flinders Ranges National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
5 Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

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

About 32% of visitor-days record a Children's Python sighting in Kakadu National Park, based on 34 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

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

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

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