Children's Python

Children's Python

Antaresia childreni

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

Closest Relatives at Litchfield National Park

Black-headed Python
LC Endemic

Black-headed Python

☀️🌙 Day & Night Reptile

Aspidites melanocephalus

40–50% · Likely
Olive Python
LC Endemic

Olive Python

🌙 Nocturnal Reptile

Liasis olivaceus

40–50% · Likely
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
50–60
Feb
40–50
Mar
40–50
Apr
50–60
May
20–30
Jun
30–40
Jul
0–10
Aug
30–40
Sep
50–60
Oct
10–20
Nov
40–50
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 Litchfield National Park?

About 38% of visitor-days record a Children's Python sighting in Litchfield National Park, based on 16 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

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

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

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