Scientific Name
Morelia bredli
Morelia bredli
Range
Australia
Australia
Conservation Status
Least Concern
Least Concern
A Snake by another Name
Bredl’s Python is also known as the Centralian Carpet Python. The species occupies rocky outcroppings and ridges, but is arboreal in woodlands, shrubs and trees.
Adapted Activity Budget
This python is nocturnal during summer months and diurnal during spring and autumn when evening temperatures get too low.
Diet
Bredl’s Python hunts tree-dwelling birds, marsupials like wallabies and possums, and on occasion consumes rabbits and feral domestic cats.