Green Python

Green Python

Morelia azurea

Silhouette: SeismicShrimp · PhyloPic

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
at Raja Ampat

In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%

19 Verified sightings at Raja Ampat From 2019 to 2026
19 In 1 park
April Best month
🌙 Nocturnal When it's spotted

About the Green Python

Morelia azurea is a species of snake. Commonly known as the northern green tree python, this arboreal python was previously included in the Morelia viridis species complex. According to recent research "Strong genetic structuring of green python populations and species delimitation methods confirm the presence of two species, broadly occurring north and south of New Guinea's central mountains. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Raja Ampat 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~30%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Zoos & Centres Where Found

# Zoo / Centre Country
1 Prague Zoo 🇨🇿 Czechia In captivity
2 National Zoological Park 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
3 Australia Zoo 🇦🇺 Australia In captivity
4 Zlín-Lešná Zoo 🇨🇿 Czechia In captivity
5 Los Angeles Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
6 Cape May County Park & Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
7 Wildlife World Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
8 Woodland Park Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
9 National Zoo of Malaysia 🇲🇾 Malaysia In captivity
10 Oregon Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
11 Cameron Park Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
12 Philadelphia Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
13 Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
14 Riverbanks Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
15 Naples Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
16 Lincoln Park Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
17 African Village 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates In captivity
18 Eskişehir Zoo 🇹🇷 Türkiye In captivity
19 Erie Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
20 Reid Park Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
21 Leesburg Animal Park 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
22 St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
23 Central Park Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
24 Bioparc Fuengirola 🇪🇸 Spain In captivity
25 Rákosův pavilon 🇨🇿 Czechia In captivity
26 Reptile House 🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR China In captivity
27 Velemlokárium 🇨🇿 Czechia In captivity
28 Sea Life Bangkok Ocean World 🇹🇭 Thailand In captivity
29 Sea Life London Aquarium 🇬🇧 United Kingdom In captivity
30 Snakeroom Serpentarium 🇪🇸 Spain In captivity
31 Vivarium de Meyrin 🇨🇭 Switzerland In captivity

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Green Python in Raja Ampat?

Possible

About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Green Python sighting in Raja Ampat on a given day, based on 19 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 13th most-seen of the 33 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.

When is the best time to see a Green Python in Raja Ampat?

February and April

In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Green Python in Raja Ampat on a given day, against under 5% in June and August, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Green Python?

Between 9 pm and midnight

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Green Python sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.

Where else can you see a Green Python?

Only Raja Ampat, in our data

Raja Ampat is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Green Python sightings: about 30% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the Green Python live in Raja Ampat?

Same family: Pythonidae

The closest relatives of the Green Python that you can see in Raja Ampat (family Pythonidae, Pythons) are Amethyst Python (about 30%) and D’Albertis' Python (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Green Python sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Green Python is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Raja Ampat (19 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.

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