Description: This python is dark brown with pale brown blotches. It has a triangular head and skinny neck. Each scale has a ridge along its middle which gives it a rough, sandpaper-like feel and its common name of the Rough-scaled Python.

Diet: Rough-scaled Pythons are carnivores and eat small mammals and birds. Like other pythons, this non-venomous snake kills its prey by constriction.

In the wild: The Rough-scaled Python is one of the rarest snakes in Australia. Very little is known about their habits in the wild. We know it is important for their eggs to be kept at a constant 30°C and in 100% humidity.