Occurs in a wide variety of habitats, from the rainforests of northeastern Queensland (M. s. cheynei) through the River Red Gum/Riverbox woodlands of the Murray and Darling Rivers (M. s. metcalfei), to the arid, treeless islands of the Nuyts Archipelago off the South Australian west coast (M. s. imbricata). They are often found near human habitation where they perform a useful service by eating rats and other vermin. Morelia spilota is known to occur in areas that receive snowfall. Morelia spilota are (semi-arboreal) tree snakes; they do not completely rely on trees, however, and are capable of moving around elsewhere. Morelia spilota are also found in temperate grasslands with hot and dry weather.
Conservation[edit]
Morelia spilota is not threatened as a species.[1] The nominate subspecies, Morelia spilota spilota, is listed as threatened with extinction in Victoria.[10] The subspecies M. spilota imbricata is regarded as near threatened in Western Australia, due to loss of habitat.