Black-headed Python

Black-headed Python

Aspidites melanocephalus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Litchfield National Park

Closest Relatives at Litchfield National Park

Olive Python
LC Endemic

Olive Python

🌙 Nocturnal Reptile

Liasis olivaceus

40–50% · Likely
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
Carpet Python
LC Endemic

Carpet Python

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Morelia spilota

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
70–80
Feb
40–50
Mar
50–60
Apr
40–50
May
30–40
Jun
30–40
Jul
30–40
Aug
40–50
Sep
50–60
Oct
60–70
Nov
70–80
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 Litchfield National Park?

About 45% of visitor-days record a Black-headed Python sighting in Litchfield National Park, based on 24 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Black-headed Python in Litchfield National Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for Black-headed Python in Litchfield National Park in our monthly data.

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