Latest carpet python research
Newest papers on Morelia spilota in the HerpAtlas research library, updated automatically.
- Notes on the natural history of the carpet python (Morelia spilota) at the northern tip of Australia
Daniel J. D. Natusch, Jessica Ann Lyons, Richard Shine · Australian Journal of Zoology · 2026-10 · open access
- Thermal drone detection of cryptic arboreal snakes across rainforest and sclerophyll canopies in eastern Australia
Avril H. Underwood, Chad T. Beranek, Stephen Mahony · Australian Zoologist · 2026-08 · open access
- Annotated checklist of the herpetofauna of the Moama area in southern inland New South Wales, Australia for the period February 2019–September 2025
Michael J. Murphy · Australian Zoologist · 2026-03 · open access
- Experimental infection of carpet pythons ( Morelia spilota ) with sunshinevirus.
Wesson JP, O'Dea MA, Currie AJ et al. · Journal of virology · 2026-03 · open access
Sunshinevirus was originally isolated in 2008 from a collection of Australian pythons suffering an outbreak of neuro-respiratory disease. Sunshinevirus infection cases, including chronic asymptomatic infections, have subsequently been detected throughout Australia by PCR testing. To investigate the…
- Emergence of Ophidiomyces ophidiicola, Nannizziopsis barbatae and Paranannizziopsis in free-ranging Australian reptiles.
Butcher RG, Ng B, Hyndman TH et al. · Australian veterinary journal · 2026-02 · open access
Emerging fungal diseases pose a threat to reptiles globally. Increasing detections of onygenalean fungi, particularly Ophidiomyces ophidiicola, Nannizziopsis spp. and Paranannizziopsis spp. in clinically diseased free-ranging reptiles, indicate likely ongoing spread within wild reptile populations.…
- Devoted motherhood in snakes; a Diamond Python ( Morelia spilota ) continues parental care of eggs despite repeated disturbance
Chris Williams, Richard Shine · Australian Zoologist · 2025-05
- Human Ophidascaris Infection: A possibility in all Ecological Biotopes of Nigeria
M.S.O. Aisien, Abigail A. Imasuen, Omoyemwen Edo-Taiwo et al. · Nigerian Journal of Parasitology · 2025-04
- Plasma Osmolality of Australian Reptiles: Are We Assuming Too Much?
Lachlan Cameron, B.J. Mills, Andrew Peters · Journal of Herpetological Medicine and Surgery · 2024-05
- Detection of tick-borne bacterial DNA (Rickettsia sp.) in reptile ticks Amblyomma moreliae from New South Wales, Australia.
Kim MM, Shea G, Šlapeta J · Parasitology research · 2024-01 · open access
Introduction Ticks are major arthropod vectors of disease, with various vertebral hosts including humans. With the increasing global incidence of tick-borne disease, there is an emerging need to understand the tick-host relationship to mitigate the risks of such diseases impacting communities…
- Anaesthetic induction with alfaxalone in Jungle Carpet Python (Morelia Spilota Cheynei)
Manuel Morici, Filippo Spadola, Matteo Oliver et al. · Veterinarski arhiv · 2023-05
- A Plethora of Pythons
Rick Shine · CRC Press eBooks · 2022-05
- Annotated checklist of the herpetofauna of the Pilliga Forest in northern inland New South Wales, Australia for the period January 2006 - January 2018
Michael J. Murphy · Australian Zoologist · 2022-05
- Spontaneous Echo Contrast in an Asymptomatic McDowell's Carpet Python (Morelia spilota mcdowelli) with Suspected Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
Clément Bercker, Clémence Hurtel, Lionel Schilliger · Journal of Herpetological Medicine and Surgery · 2022-01
- Human Positioning in Close-Encounter Photographs and the Effect on Public Perceptions of Zoo Animals.
Shaw MN, McLeod EM, Borrie WT et al. · Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2021-12 · open access
With the rising popularity of social media, conservation organisations and zoos need to understand its impact on public perceptions of the animals they house and their role in conservation. In addition, many zoos offer close-encounter experiences, and visitors frequently share images from these…
- Vesicular dermatitis caused by multirresistent Pseudomonas spp. in the carpet python (Morelia spilota Lacepede, 1804) (Squamata: Pythonidae) – case report
Aksa Ingrid Vieira Batista, Lucas Micael Freire Pereira, José Alvim de Melo Neto et al. · Research Society and Development · 2021-10 · open access
Among the diseases that can affect snakes in captivity, infectious diseases are one of the main factors responsible for high morbidity and mortality rates. One of the main agents is Pseudomonas spp. that, besides being zoonotic, is generally multiresistant to several antimicrobials, representing a…
- The uneasy coexistence between Carpet Pythons and Cane Toads
Gregory Paul Brown, Jeremy Hemphill, Richard Shine · Australian Zoologist · 2020-11
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Journal of Biogeography · 2020-09
- Predation by Southwestern Carpet Python Morelia spilota imbricata of Carnaby’s Cockatoo Calyptorhynchus latirostris in a breeding hollow
Denis A. Saunders, Peter R. Mawson, Rick Dawson · Australian Zoologist · 2020-02
- Sunshinevirus in Australian snakes: Investigating the link with disease
Jane P. Wesson · Murdoch University Research Portal · 2020-01
- Morelia spilota (Carpet Python). Diet outside of native range.
Ian C. Easterling and Christina M. Romagosa · Herpetological Review · 2020-01
- A Branchial Cyst in a Diamond Python (Morelia spilota).
Cloup E, Thomas C, Cooper JE · Journal of comparative pathology · 2019-11
- Potential Invasion Risk of Pet Traded Lizards, Snakes, Crocodiles, and Tuatara in the EU on the Basis of a Risk Assessment Model (RAM) and Aquatic Species Invasiveness Screening Kit (AS-ISK)
Oldřich Kopecký, Anna Bílková, Veronika Hamatová et al. · Diversity · 2019-09 · open access
Because biological invasions can cause many negative impacts, accurate predictions are necessary for implementing effective restrictions aimed at specific high-risk taxa. The pet trade in recent years became the most important pathway for the introduction of non-indigenous species of reptiles…
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- Predation by carpet pythons (Morelia spilota) is an important cause of mortality in a free-living koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) population in South East Queensland.
Robbins A, Loader J, de Villiers D et al. · Australian veterinary journal · 2019-07
- Antipredator behaviour of invasive geckos in response to chemical cues from snakes
Jari Cornelis, Eric J. Nordberg, Lin Schwarzkopf · Ethology · 2018-12
- Compensatory gastric stretching following subtotal gastric resection due to gastric adenocarcinoma in a diamond python (Morelia spilota spilota).
Baron HR, Šlapeta J, Donahoe SL et al. · Australian veterinary journal · 2018-12
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