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[jjjnettie (Jeanette)]

The boys ran across this snake coming back from the creek fishing tonight. It wasn't very far from the house.
She is a beauty! Look at those markings. So placid too, until someone accidently trod on her tail in the dark.
She didn't mind us admiring her and taking photos.
The only thing I had on me to put next to her, to show her true size was a ciggie (it wasn't lit).

[jjjnettie (Jeanette)]

One more photo.

[janoskiss (Steve H)]

Beautiful creature. Thanks for the photos jjnettie.

[erick (Eric)]

That's gorgeous! Thanks.

[Ric]

Very lovely JJJ.
Wonderful markings.

Cheers

[Zander]

awsome

do u know wat breed of snake that is?

nice pics

[BLiTZWiNG (Trent)]

To my untrained eye, it looks like a Carpet Python

[ving (David)]

yup its a carpet python (Morelia spilota). completely harmless... well they have teeth and aparently they hurt when they bite but theres no poison...
generally grow to about 2 meters long, but can get much bigger

directly related to the diamond python (its southern brother from another mother)

[jjjnettie (Jeanette)]

Yep, she's your common garden variety carpet snake.

[GrahamL]

lovely snake .. how do you know its a girl snake ?.. mild manners ?

[astroron (Ron)]

They are glorius colours and patterns on the Python JJJ, I avoided running over one that was crossing the road on the way home this afternoon, it was about a metre long, I hope it made it to the otherside befor another vehicle arrived

[matt]

Wow!

Aren't they fabulous looking creatures.

I love those colours and those amazing reptilian eyes.

very cool

[jjjnettie (Jeanette)]

LOL I only assumed it was a girl because she was so patient with us.
All brown snakes are boys.

[ballaratdragons (Ken)]

Fantastic images Jeanette!!!

That is a very good specimen of a Carpet Python too.

Wish we had some around here. All our snakes are venomous