Black-headed pythons, like other python species, are non-venomous, and kill their prey by coiling around it to suffocate it, and then swallowing it whole. Snake cannibalism is not unheard of.

Cannibalistic black-headed python devours its own kind alive. Conservationist captures one python eating another He stumbled across the rare sight at a QLD sanctuary ...

The python was spotted by Wooleen Station owners Frances and David Pollock during a tour of their land on Wajarri Yamatji Country, around 300km north-east of Geraldton in WA's Murchison region.

The most obvious characteristic of the black-headed python is its black head and neck, closely followed by the dark banding along the length of the snake. This species can grow to reach 2.5 metres in ...