Woma Python (Aspidites ramsayi) are a type of constrictor snake from Australia. There are two sub-types. The Western Australian which inhabits the western part of the continent along the coast of the Indian Ocean, and the desert Woma which inhabits the dryer interior region from the Northern Territory, South Australia and Queensland. Scientific classification or biological classification is how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms. ... Phyla Porifera (sponges) Ctenophora (comb jellies) Cnidaria (coral, jellyfish, anemones) Placozoa (trichoplax) Subregnum Bilateria (bilateral symmetry) Acoelomorpha (basal) Orthonectida (parasitic to flatworms, echinoderms, etc. ... Typical Classes Subphylum Urochordata - Tunicatas Ascidiacea Thaliacea Larvacea Subphylum Cephalochordata - Lancelets Subphylum Myxini - Hagfishes Subphylum Vertebrata - Vertebrates Petromyzontida - Lampreys Placodermi (extinct) Chondrichthyes - Cartilaginous fishes Acanthodii (extinct) Actinopterygii - Ray-finned fishes Actinistia - Coelacanths Dipnoi - Lungfishes Amphibia - Amphibians Reptilia - Reptiles Aves - Birds Mammalia - Mammals Chordates (phylum Chordata) include the vertebrates, together with... Orders See text. ... Suborders Amphisbaenia - Worm lizards Sauria- Lizards Serpentes - Snakes Squamata (scaled reptiles) is the largest recent order of reptiles, including lizards and snakes. ... Families Acrochordidae Aniliidae Anomalepididae Anomochilidae Atractaspididae Boidae Bolyeriidae Colubridae Cylindrophiidae Elapidae Hydrophiidae Leptotyphlopidae Loxocemidae Pythonidae Tropidophiidae Typhlopidae Uropeltidae Viperidae Xenopeltidae Snakes are cold blooded legless reptiles closely related to lizards, which share the order Squamata. ... Genera Antaresia Aspidites Leiopython Liasis Morelia Python Pythonidae is a family of constricting snakes, sometimes classified as an subfamily of Boidae. ... Categories: Stub | Pythons ... In biology, binomial nomenclature is the formal method of naming species. ... Wilhelm Karl Hartwich Peters (April 22, 1815 - April 20, 1883) was a German naturalist and explorer. ... 1876 (MDCCCLXXVI) is a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Constrictor was the 1986 effort of Alice Cooper. ... Motto: Cygnis Insignis (Distinguished by its swans) Nickname: Wildflower State Other Australian states and territories Capital Perth Government Governor Premier Const. ... Motto: None Nickname: ? Other Australian states and territories Capital Darwin Government Administrator Chief Minister Const. ... Motto: United for the Common Wealth Nickname: Festival State Other Australian states and territories Capital Adelaide Government Governor Premier Const. ... Motto: Audax at Fidelis (Bold but Faithful) Nickname: Sunshine State/Smart State Other Australian states and territories Capital Brisbane Government Governor Premier Const. ...

The Woma can grow to a length of 3 meters (9ft.), although most specimens are somewhat smaller. It has a narrow head and small eyes, the body is broad and flattish in profile and the tail tapers to a thin point. The scales are small and smooth and in appearance the snake is stiped or brindled. Coloration varies from medium brown and olive to lighter shades of orange, pink and red. The underside is cream or light yellow with brown and pink blotches. The scales around the eyes are usually a darker colour than the rest of the head. Scalation is smooth with 50-65 mid body rows, 280-315 ventrals a single anal and 40-45 mostly single subcaudal scales. Some of the posterior subcaudals may be irregularly divided.

The taxonomical reference Aspidites translates as "shield bearer" and this relates to two large "shield" shaped scales on the top of the head of the Woma and its only close relative, the Black Headed Python (Aspidites melanocephalus). Both species lack the heat sensing pits around the mouth that most other pythons have, and in appearance they are more like a colubrid snake than a python. Binomial name Aspidites melanocephalus (Peters, 1876) The Black Headed Python (Apidites melanocephalus) is a constrictor snake found in the Northern Territory and Queensland of Australia. ... Subfamilies Boodontinae Calamariinae Colubrinae Dipsadinae Homalopsinae Natricinae Pareatinae Psammophiinae Pseudoxenodontinae Pseudoxyrhophiinae Xenodermatinae Xenodontinae See text for genera. ... Genera Aspidites Antaresia Apodora Bothrochilus Leiopython Liasis Morelia Python Python is the common name for the Boidae family of non-venomous constricting snakes—specifically the subfamily Pythonidae. ...

The Woma is largely nocturnal and feeds mostly by raiding nests of rodents. It will enter a nest and use its body to crush its prey against the walls of the burrow. Many Womas can be scarred by this technique as it is not always successful in quickly killing the prey.[1] Families Many, see text The order Rodentia is the most numerous of all the branches on the mammal family tree. ...

By day this snake may be found sheltering in hollow logs or under leaf debris.

The Woma is oviparous and will lay between 5 and 20 eggs in a clutch. The female Woma will remain coiled around the eggs until they hatch, somewhere between two and three months after laying. An average Whooping Crane egg is 102 mm long, and weighs 208 grams In some animals, an egg (Latin ovum) is the zygote, resulting from fertilization of the ovum. ...

The Woma is considered one of the most docile and easily handled snakes, and as it is also very attractive in appearance it is a highly sought after exotic pet. Although it is considered to be an endangered species [2] (largely due to shrinking territory), this snake can be bred in captivity. An exotic pet is an unusual creature kept as a pet, sometimes for the express purpose of having a pet which is unique. ...