Northern Green Python

About the Northern Green Python

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Frequently asked: Northern Green Python

Is the Northern Green Python venomous?

No. The Northern Green Python (Morelia azurea) is non-venomous and is not considered dangerous to humans. Like most snakes, it will retreat rather than bite when given the chance.

Is the Northern Green Python poisonous?

Snakes are venomous, not poisonous. "Poisonous" means harmful to eat or touch; "venomous" means injecting toxins through a bite. The Northern Green Python is neither poisonous nor venomous.

Is the Northern Green Python dangerous?

The Northern Green Python is not dangerous to humans. It has no medically significant venom and bites only defensively if cornered or handled.

Where does the Northern Green Python live?

The Northern Green Python has verified records in 3 countries, including Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, United States of America. See the distribution section below for its full range.

Where it is found

More Pythonidae snakes

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  Carpet Python
  Morelia spilota
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  Southwestern Carpet Python
  Morelia imbricata
• 
  Southern Green Python
  Morelia viridis
• 
  Centralian Carpet Python
  Morelia bredli
• 
  Rough-scaled Python
  Morelia carinata
• 
  Reticulated Python
  Malayopython reticulatus
• 
  Burmese Python
  Python bivittatus
• 
  Australian Scrub Python
  Simalia kinghorni

Classification

How scientists group this snake, from the broadest category down to the exact species. Each step narrows to its closest relatives.

OrderThe broad group of scaled reptiles: all snakes and lizards

Squamata

FamilyA group of related snakes that share key traits

Pythonidae

GenusA close-knit group of very similar species

Morelia

SpeciesThis exact snake, named in the two-part scientific name

Morelia azurea

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