Aspidites (Shield-bearing Pythons)

Genus

Shield-bearing Pythons

Aspidites

1 species in our catalog · found in 4 parks

Species in this group

Black-headed Python
LC Endemic

Black-headed Python

☀️🌙 Day & Night Reptile

Aspidites melanocephalus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

<5%
Jan
~50%
Feb
~20%
Mar
~20%
Apr
~30%
May
~30%
Jun
~20%
Jul
~20%
Aug
~20%
Sep
~30%
Oct
~20%
Nov
~30%
Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

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Where to see Shield-bearing Pythons

Parks Ranked

#ParkCountrySpeciesDaily sighting probability
1 Litchfield National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
1 of 1
~40%
2 Cape Range 🇦🇺 Australia
1 of 1
~20%
3 Kakadu National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
1 of 1
~20%
4 Ningaloo Marine Park 🇦🇺 Australia
1 of 1
~10%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

# Zoo / Centre Country
1 San Diego Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
2 National Zoological Park 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
3 Australia Zoo 🇦🇺 Australia In captivity
4 Safari Madrid 🇪🇸 Spain In captivity
5 Kyabram Fauna Park 🇦🇺 Australia In captivity
6 Toledo Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
7 Detroit Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
8 Australia Walkabout Wildlife Park 🇦🇺 Australia In captivity
9 Zoo La Barben 🇫🇷 France In captivity
10 Healesville Sanctuary 🇦🇺 Australia In captivity
11 Catoctin Wildlife Preserve and Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
12 Zoo Knoxville 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
13 Taronga Zoo 🇦🇺 Australia In captivity
14 Houston Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
15 Melbourne Zoo 🇦🇺 Australia In captivity
16 Perth Zoo 🇦🇺 Australia In captivity
17 London Zoo 🇬🇧 United Kingdom In captivity
18 Riverbanks Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
19 Hamerton Zoo Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom In captivity
20 Hartley’s Crocodile Adventures 🇦🇺 Australia In captivity
21 Moonlit Sanctuary Wildlife Conservation Park 🇦🇺 Australia In captivity
22 Sydney Zoo 🇦🇺 Australia In captivity
23 Alligator Adventure 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
24 Reptile Gardens 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
25 Belgrade Zoo 🇷🇸 Serbia In captivity
26 Symbio Wildlife Park 🇦🇺 Australia In captivity
27 Byron Bay Wildlife Sanctuary 🇦🇺 Australia In captivity
28 National Aquarium 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
29 Ranger Red’s Zoo & Conservation Park 🇦🇺 Australia In captivity
30 Wildlife Habitat Port Douglas 🇦🇺 Australia In captivity
31 Wildlife HQ Zoo 🇦🇺 Australia In captivity