Steven David Miller / Herpetologist holding a Carpet or Diamond Python (Morelia spilota), The Australian Reptile Park, Gosford, New South Wales, Australia. April. (Editorial use only)

Chris Mattison / Carpet python (Morelia spilota) hatchling on white background, occurs in Australia, Indonesia and New Guinea.

Chris Mattison / Carpet python (Morelia spilota) Queensland form, on white background, occurs in Australia, Indonesia and New Guinea.

Claudio Contreras / Western Australian carpet python (Morelia spilota), captive.

Nicolas Rakotopare / Tracking shot of a Carpet python (Morelia spilota) slithering across the ground. The animal is flicking its tongue. Queensland, Australia. April.

Nicolas Rakotopare / Tracking shot of Carpet python (Morelia spilota) moving head and flicking tongue, Queensland, Australia. April.

Bruce Thomson / Diamond Python (Morelia spilota spilota) a subspecies of the more common Carpet python, on fallen moss covered tree in Eucalypt (Myrtaceae) forest, Barrington Tops National Park, New South Wales, Aust...

Bruce Thomson / Diamond python (Morelia spilota spilota) subspecies of the more common Carpet python on gnarled fallen tree in Eucalypt (Myrtaceae) forest, Barrington Tops National Park, New South Wales, Australia.

Bruce Thomson / Carpet python (Morelia spilota) colourful rainforest form of this snake found in far north Queensland, close up of head and coils, Atherton, Queensland, Australia.

Etienne Littlefair / Carpet python (Morelia spilota), a large heavyset adult waiting to ambush passing mammalian prey items, high elevation rainforest near Cairns, Queensland, Australia. April.

Etienne Littlefair / Carpet python (Morelia spilota), a beautiful, brightly marked individual photographed in high elevation forest near Cairns, north Queensland, Australia, November.

Doug Gimesy / Portrait on black background of a Coastal python (Morelia spilota mcdowelli) using tongue as sense organ. Captive at Lilydale High School, Lilydale, Victoria, Australia. Property released.