Water Python
Liasis fuscus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyPythonidae (Pythons)
- GenusLiasis (Water Pythons)
- SpeciesLiasis fuscus (Water Python)
Closest Relatives at Litchfield National Park
📅 Monthly Probability
🌙 When They're Spotted
Most active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am) · across all parks (global)
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 | Kakadu National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Litchfield National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Nitmiluk National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Water Python in Litchfield National Park?
About 20% of visitor-days record a Water Python sighting in Litchfield National Park, based on 5 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Water Python in Litchfield National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Water Python in Litchfield National Park in our monthly data.