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Rough Scaled Python (Morelia carinata) is possibly the rarest snake in Australia. Only discovered in 1976, this is the only python species to have keeled or 'rough' scales, hence its common name. Endemic to northern Western Australia.

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Filename: Rough Scaled Python (Morelia carinata)
Copyright: Shannon Wild
Image Size: 3884x2600 / 10.6MB; Animal Australia Big Eyes Blue eyes Brown Forward facing eyes heat pits Heat sensors Hunter River Gorge Isolated Keeled Kimberley Morelia carinata Non-venomous Pattern Python Rare Reptile Ridge Rough Rough Scaled Python Scales Snake Western Australia White White background
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Rough Scaled Python (Morelia carinata) is possibly the rarest snake in Australia. Only discovered in 1976, this is the only python species to have keeled or 'rough' scales, hence its common name. Endemic to northern Western Australia.