Carpet Python
Morelia spilota
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyPythonidae (Pythons)
- GenusMorelia (Carpet Pythons)
- SpeciesMorelia spilota (Carpet Python)
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · 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 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Booderee National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Noosa National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 7 | Flinders Ranges National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 8 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 9 | Kakadu National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 10 | Litchfield National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Carpet Python in Noosa National Park?
About 32% of visitor-days record a Carpet Python sighting in Noosa National Park, based on 14 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Carpet Python in Noosa National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Carpet Python in Noosa National Park in our monthly data.