Snake pets - Morelia spilota

Common Name : Carpet python

Location : New Guinea, Australia (New South Wales, North Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria except South, N and S West Australia; not in the arid center of Australia)

• cheynei : NE Queensland

• harrisoni : southern coast of Papua New Guinea to the Indonesian part of West Papua (formerly Irian Jaya), in West Papua up to Merauke.

• mcdowelli : from N Cape York through Queensland to N New South Wales

• metcalfei : from S Queensland, New South Wales and N Victoria to South Australia.

• spilota : coastal New South Wales.

• imbricata : S West Australia.

• variegata : remainder of Australian range.

Type locality : Australia.