A scrub python clings to the side of a plane engine Thursday on a Qantas flight from Cairns, Australia, to Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, taken by passenger Robert Weber.

Mark Newman / Getty Images In Australia's rich array of wildlife, encounters with the amethystine python, also known as the scrub python, are a stark reminder of the country's diverse reptilian ...

Australia is home to the amethystine python. It is also known as scrub python. This non-venomous snake is among the largest pythons. It thrives in rainforests, savannas, and near human habitats.

2. Scrub Python – Up to 27 Feet Credit: Facebook If you’re wandering through the forests of northern Australia and something rustles overhead, it might not be a bird, but a scrub python.

Also called the scrub python, the Amethystine python is believed to grow over 8.5 metres. Photo Credit: National History Museum ...

A CAIRNS snake catcher’s car was in need of a new air freshener when a 3.5 metre scrub python experienced a bout of motion sickness. Matt Hagan, of Cairns Snake Catchers, was removing the 3.5 ...

Sydney - A woman in northern Australia rushed into her back garden when she heard her fox terrier puppy yelping in terror, to find a 4.2m scrub python coiling itself around the little dog. Joelle ...

Matt Hagan from Cairns Snake Catchers said the scrub python was curled right up at the entrance of the duck enclosure at a Queensland property, searching for a tasty meal.

Experts believe if Amanda Rutland had not intervened, the scrub python would have eaten her 22-month-old son, Naish. Ms Rutland believed the python had been stalking the pint-sized child for months.

In this photo released by the Australian Venom Zoo, a five-meter (16-foot) python swallows a pet dog whole in Kuranda, Australia, Monday night, Feb. 25, 2008. (AP Photo/Australian Venom Zoo ...