• SERPENTES
    • PYTHONIDAE
    • Morelia
    • Morelia spilota

Bäpi (Carpet Python)

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Nomenclature

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Language Names

Language:                                  Name

Kriol:                                           

Marra:                                         

Ritharrŋu/Wägilak:                   Bäpi (this is the name for all snakes)

Ngandi:                                       

Wubuy:                                       

Ngalakan:                                   

Alawa:                                         

Rembarrnga:              

 

English:                                    Carpet Python

Scientific Name:                     Morelia spilota

 

Group name for Snakes

Ritharrŋu/Wägilak                   Bäpi

 

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Where It Lives (habitat)

Nocturnal species; commonly found in trees and shrubs it is semi-arboreal. 

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What It Eats (diet)

Eats small mammals birds and lizards. 

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Cultural Significance & Other Knowledge

BURDAL TOTEM 
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Other Information

Non-venomous.

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What It Looks Like

Snout-vent length: 2-4m
Mid-body scales < 30; olive black with cream/yellow spots; pits in the jaw.

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Taxonomy from

  • Kingdom: ANIMALIA
  • Phylum: CHORDATA
  • Subphylum: VERTEBRATA
  • Informal: GNATHOSTOMATA
  • Class: REPTILIA
  • Subclass: LEPIDOSAURIA
  • Order: SQUAMATA
  • Suborder: SERPENTES
  • Family: PYTHONIDAE
  • Genus: Morelia
  • Species: Morelia spilota

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