Woma
Aspidites ramsayi
Status: Endangered
Distribution: Central and south-west Australia

The Woma is a python found in arid areas across Australia. It uses its head as a shovel to burrow. Unlike other pythons, the Woma has a narrow, pointed head causing it to often be mistaken for a venomous snake.

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Black-headed Python
Aspidites melanocephalus
Status: Not listed
Distribution: Northern Australia

Found in a variety of habits from coastal forests to woodlands and the arid interior, the Black-headed Python’s diet includes venomous snakes. This non-venomous snake has a glossy black head that enables the snake to warm itself in the sun while hiding the remainder of its long body.

Rough-throated Leaf-tailed Gecko
Saltuarius salebrosus
Status: Least Concern
Distribution: Mid-eastern and south-central Queensland

Leaf-tailed Geckos belong to a lineage of reptiles that can be traced up to 74 million years ago. That have tails that are shaped to look like flat leaves and scales arranged to create a lichen-like marbling effect.