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==In Aboriginal language and culture==

In the [[Bininj Kunwok language|Kunwinjku]] language spoken in [[Gunbalanya, Northern Territory|Oenpelli]] itself (now known as Gunbalanya), the python is called ''nawaran''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Garde |first1=Murray |title=nawaran |url=https://www.njamed.com/#nawaran |website=Bininj Kunwok dictionary |publisher=Bininj Kunwok Regional Language Centre |access-date=19 June 2019}}</ref> The Oenpelli python has historically been a totemic creature for the Bininj Aboriginal people and because of its iridescent scales it may also be associated with the [[Rainbow Serpent]].<ref>{{cite web | last1=Hancock |first1=David |title=Saving the Oenpelli python |url=https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/topics/wildlife/2014/07/oenpelli-python/ |website=Australian National Geographic |publisher=Australian National Geographic |access-date=5 July 2020 }}</ref>

The Oenpelli python has historically been a totemic creature for the Bininj Aboriginal people and because of its iridescent scales it may also be associated with the [[Rainbow Serpent]].<ref>{{cite web | last1=Hancock |first1=David |title=Saving the Oenpelli python |url=https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/topics/wildlife/2014/07/oenpelli-python/ |website=Australian National Geographic |publisher=Australian National Geographic |access-date=5 July 2020 }}</ref>

==References==