Amethystine python: Difference between revisions

Specimens of ''S. amethistina'' have reportedly been measured at more than {{convert|8.5|m|ft|1|abbr=on}} in total length (including tail), but this is exceptional, as {{convert|4|m|ft|abbr=on}} specimens are already considered extremely large. Although, the amethystine python is smaller than the Australian scrub python, some sources claim that ''S. amethistina'' able to reach length in {{convert|5.5|m|ft|abbr=on}} and mass of {{cvt|20|kg}}<ref name="Daniel Natusch">{{Cite journal|first1=Daniel |last1=Natusch |first2=Jessica |last2=Lyons |first3=Richard |last3=Shine |year=2022|journal=[[Scientific Reports]] |title=Spatial ecology, activity patterns, and habitat use by giant pythons (Simalia amethistina) in tropical Australia|volume=12|issue=1|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/359517466|doi=10.1038/s41598-022-09369-5 |pmid=35347214 |pmc=8960824 |bibcode=2022NatSR..12.5274N }}</ref> and even {{cvt|35|kg}}.<ref>{{cite journal|first1=Daniel |last1=Natusch |first2=Jessica |last2=Lyons |first3=Lea-Ann |last3=Mears|first4=Richard |last4=Shine |year=2021 |publisher=Department of Biological Sciences, [[Macquarie University]] |title=Biting off more than you can chew: attempted predation on a human by a giant snake (''Simalia amethistina'') |url=https://research-management.mq.edu.au/ws/portalfiles/portal/167828778/134330879_AAM.pdf |journal=[[Austral Ecology]] |volume=46 |number=1 |pages=159–162 |doi=10.1111/aec.12956 }}<!-- This article refers to the "Australian scrub python", and talks about it being in Cape York, but calls it S. amethistina, which seems to mean it is really referring to S. kinghorni. S. kinghorni is not explicitly mentioned in the article at all (except in the keywords, which is strange). --></ref> However, the largest specimen has length of {{convert|4.72|m|ft|abbr=on}}.<ref name="Harvey2000"/>