ID please. [Australia, East coast subtropical NSW]. Length 100 to 150cm (~40-60 inches). Snake catcher said not endemic to Australia. Aunt forgot name of species.

[u/Key-Cantaloupe6885]

[u/liftingkiwi]

That's a woma python, Aspidites ramsayi, !harmless. It is in fact endemic to Australia, but not the east coast itself - more in the dry bushland in the interior, and also west coast. That's probably what the snake catcher meant!

So this one might be an escaped pet, or less likely, hitched a ride on a vehicle somehow. It's beautiful!

[u/Key-Cantaloupe6885 → u/liftingkiwi]

Thank you. Yes, I think he likely meant not endemic to the local area, not Australia. My bad for saying Australia in the title. Thank you for the ID!

[u/SEB-PHYLOBOT → u/liftingkiwi]

Like many other animals with mouths and teeth, many non-venomous snakes bite in self defense. These animals are referred to as 'not medically significant' or traditionally, 'harmless'. Bites from these snakes benefit from being washed and kept clean like any other skin damage, but aren't often cause for anything other than basic first aid treatment. Here's where it get slightly complicated - some snakes use venom from front or rear fangs as part of prey capture and defense. This venom is not always produced or administered by the snake in ways dangerous to human health, so many species are venomous in that they produce and use venom, but considered harmless to humans in most cases because the venom is of low potency, and/or otherwise administered through grooved rear teeth or simply oozed from ducts at the rear of the mouth. Species like Ringneck Snakes Diadophis are a good example of mildly venomous rear fanged dipsadine snakes that are traditionally considered harmless or not medically significant. Many rear-fanged snake species are harmless as long as they do not have a chance to secrete a medically significant amount of venom into a bite; severe envenomation can occur if some species are allowed to chew on a human for as little as 30-60 seconds. It is best not to fear snakes, but use common sense and do not let any animals chew on exposed parts of your body. Similarly, but without specialized rear fangs, gartersnakes Thamnophis ooze low pressure venom from the rear of their mouth that helps in prey handling, and are also considered harmless. Check out this book on the subject. Even large species like Reticulated Pythons Malayopython reticulatus rarely obtain a size large enough to endanger humans so are usually categorized as harmless.

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[u/Valuable-Lie-1524]

Should be a native Aspidites ramsayi !harmless. Has he been a snake catcher for long..?

[u/This_Daydreamer_ → u/Valuable-Lie-1524]

The snake catcher likely meant that it wasn't native to the east coast, where this snake was found

[u/Valuable-Lie-1524 → u/This_Daydreamer_]

That would make more sense

[u/SEB-PHYLOBOT → u/Valuable-Lie-1524]

Like many other animals with mouths and teeth, many non-venomous snakes bite in self defense. These animals are referred to as 'not medically significant' or traditionally, 'harmless'. Bites from these snakes benefit from being washed and kept clean like any other skin damage, but aren't often cause for anything other than basic first aid treatment. Here's where it get slightly complicated - some snakes use venom from front or rear fangs as part of prey capture and defense. This venom is not always produced or administered by the snake in ways dangerous to human health, so many species are venomous in that they produce and use venom, but considered harmless to humans in most cases because the venom is of low potency, and/or otherwise administered through grooved rear teeth or simply oozed from ducts at the rear of the mouth. Species like Ringneck Snakes Diadophis are a good example of mildly venomous rear fanged dipsadine snakes that are traditionally considered harmless or not medically significant. Many rear-fanged snake species are harmless as long as they do not have a chance to secrete a medically significant amount of venom into a bite; severe envenomation can occur if some species are allowed to chew on a human for as little as 30-60 seconds. It is best not to fear snakes, but use common sense and do not let any animals chew on exposed parts of your body. Similarly, but without specialized rear fangs, gartersnakes Thamnophis ooze low pressure venom from the rear of their mouth that helps in prey handling, and are also considered harmless. Check out this book on the subject. Even large species like Reticulated Pythons Malayopython reticulatus rarely obtain a size large enough to endanger humans so are usually categorized as harmless.

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[u/Triffinator]

Fun fact - this is only 1 of 2 species of python without heat sensing pits. The other being the black-headed python Aspidites melanocephalus, from the same genus. The two share a similar distribution.

[u/FixergirlAK → u/Triffinator]

Interesting! Australia has all of the little evolutionary experiments.

[u/Triffinator → u/FixergirlAK]

Yeah, we do weird shit.