Liasis fuscus
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In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
The water python (Liasis fuscus) is a python species found in Australia and Papua New Guinea. No subspecies are currently recognized. Like all other pythons, it is not venomous. German naturalist Wilhelm Peters described the water python in 1873. It is also known as the brown water python.
Adults average about 6–8 feet (2+ meters) in length, but may reach 10 feet (3.0 meters). Robustly built, it has a long head that is slightly distinct from the neck. The anterior supralabials have thermosensitive pits. Scalation includes a pair of undivided parietal scales and a single loreal scale on either side of the head. On the body, the dorsal scales number 45-55 at midbody, the ventral scales 270-300, the anal scale is single, with 60-90 paired subcaudal scales.
The color pattern consists of a uniform, iridescent dark blackish brown dorsal color. The belly is a dull to bright yellow that includes the first few rows of dorsal scales. The throat is cream colored, while the upper labials are light gray-brown with dark brown or black spots.
They are found in Australia in the Kimberley district of northern Western Australia from around... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kakadu National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prague Zoo | 🇨🇿 Czechia | |
| 2 | Berlin Zoological Garden | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 3 | Perth Zoo | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Hartley’s Crocodile Adventures | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Zagreb Zoo | 🇭🇷 Croatia | |
| 6 | Featherdale Sydney Wildlife Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 7 | Cairns Aquarium | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 8 | Aquarium Berlin | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 9 | National Aquarium | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Rákosův pavilon | 🇨🇿 Czechia | |
| 11 | Velemlokárium | 🇨🇿 Czechia | |
| 12 | Caversham Wildlife Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Water Python sighting in Kakadu National Park on a given day, based on 27 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 11th most-seen of the 54 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January, March and November
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Water Python in Kakadu National Park on a given day, against under 5% in October, the lowest month. Those are among Kakadu National Park's wettest months, with about 210 mm of rain a month against almost none in August.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Water Python sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Water Python sightings, Kakadu National Park has the highest daily chance: about 30%. Next come Daintree National Park (Australia, about 20%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Water Python is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Kakadu National Park (27 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
