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==Description==

A large and rare species of the monotypic genus ''Nyctophilopython'' (or ''[[Morelia (snake)|Morelia]]''), the Oenpelli python may grow to more than {{convert|4|m|ft|abbr=on}} in length,<ref name=ReptilesAU>{{cite web|title=Oenpelli python|url=http://reptilesofaustralia.com/snakes/pythons/moenpelli.htm#.VtPK32zTmdB|work=The Reptiles of Australia|first1=J.|last1=Fowler|first2=J.|last2=Hollister|date=11 April 2015|access-date=2016-02-29}}</ref> and one specimen in captivity is reportedly more than {{convert|5|m|ft|abbr=on}} long.<ref name=Got6/> It is unusually thin in proportion to its length, relative to other pythons.<ref name=JCM/>

The [[Dorsum (anatomy)|dorsal]] colour pattern is dark olive-brown with darkened blotches. The belly is pale and dull, varying from cream to yellow.<ref name="NT threatened">{{cite web|url=http://www.nt.gov.au/nreta/wildlife/animals/threatened/pdf/herps/oenpelli_python_vu.pdf|title=Oenpelli python. ''Morelia oenpelliensis''|last=Woinarsk|first=J.|work=Threatened Species of the Northern Territory|publisher=Northern Territory Government|access-date=2008-10-22|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080903062030/http://www.nt.gov.au/nreta/wildlife/animals/threatened/pdf/herps/oenpelli_python_vu.pdf|archive-date=2008-09-03}}</ref>