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==Description==

A 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|datedeadurl=Februaryyes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/20080903062030/http://www.nt.gov.au/nreta/wildlife/animals/threatened/pdf/herps/oenpelli_python_vu.pdf |archivedate=September 3, 2008 2016}}</ref>

The eggs of the Oenpelli python have been described as "huge".<ref name=Mur97/> At {{convert|110.5|by|60|mm|in|abbr=on}}, they are almost twice the size of those for the related amethystine python (''[[Morelia amethystina]]''), which are reported as {{convert|70|-|98|by|45-56|mm|in|abbr=on}}.<ref name=Mur97>{{cite book |last1=Murphy |first1=J. C. |last2=Henderson |first2=R. W. |year=1997 |title=Tales of Giant Snakes: A Historical Natural History of Anacondas and Pythons |publisher=Krieger Pub. Co. |isbn=0-89464-995-7 |pages=37, 105}}</ref>