Black-headed pythons, like other python species, are non-venomous, and kill their prey by coiling around it to suffocate it, and then swallowing it whole. Snake cannibalism is not unheard of.

The most obvious characteristic of the black-headed python is its black head and neck, closely followed by the dark banding along the length of the snake. This species can grow to reach 2.5 metres in ...

Adult black headed pythons can grow to 8.5ft in length. Their bodies are muscular with a flattened profile, while the tail tapers to a thin point. The diet consists of mainly reptiles but will eat ...

Cannibalistic black-headed python devours its own kind alive. Conservationist captures one python eating another He stumbled across the rare sight at a QLD sanctuary ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. A NSW man who tried to smuggle 12 pythons out of WA in cloth bags has been fined $4000 for his troubles. Mathew Price, 27, pleaded ...

Surprised residents in WA's north-west called in the snake catcher when they found a 1.5-metre-long python devouring an unfortunate bird.

A python and goanna fight to the death in the Pilbara Credit: Cory Downes/@Corycocopops. After 20 seconds of thrashing about the python attempts to coil around the goanna’s mouth to no avail.

The sighting of a black-headed python at Wooleen Station has meant a change in locality data for the species in Western Australia. Black-headed pythons are usually found across Australia's north ...