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.

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

The snake has been identified as a black-headed python, a non-venomous reptile that grows to about 6 feet. In the footage, according to reports, the children laughed as they skipped rope with the ...

It turns out it was a Pilbara olive python and it’s exact length is up for debate. Ms McGrady estimated it at close to 6m, while a wildlife expert at the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation ...

Mr Cain then moved the python to the outskirts of Tom Price. Snake expert Brian Bush said olive pythons are widespread in the Pilbara and very common around Tom Price.