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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A 4.6m long scrub python consuming a large wallaby at Wongaling Beach. Photo: Neil Gallie Mr Gallie suggested large pythons in the beachside community had been assisting with the cull.