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BarrelProof (talk | contribs) →Conservation status: You can't have much of a breeding program with just one snake, and from what I've seen, that's still all they've got. |
BarrelProof (talk | contribs) The eggs are almost twice the size of those for the related Morelia amethystina. |
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A very large and rare species of ''[[Morelia (snake)|Morelia]]'', a [[genus]] of the [[Pythonidae]] family, adults grow up to {{convert|4|m|ft|abbr=on}} in length. The color 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=John|work=Threatened Species of the Northern Territory|publisher=Northern Territory Government|accessdate=2008-10-22}}{{dead link|date=February 2016}}</ref>
The eggs of the Oenpelli python have been described as "huge"
==Behavior==
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