They are nocturnal and because they graze on grass they are encountered more frequently than most other pademelons. The range of the carpet python includes rainforest, wet and dry eucalypt forest, pasture lands, and urban areas. Its bite is nonvenomous. It feeds on warm-blooded prey such as possums, rats and birds. This one had obviously eaten something recently.
Dragons have rough skin, long limbs and alert upright postures.
They are swift and very keen-eyed, feeding mostly on arthropods. Reportedly, when confronted by hikers the crayfish rears up and hisses while moving backwards. The field work for this trip was focused on questions relating to disturbance in a subtropical rainforest . Material in this section is based in large part on notes provided by Professor David Yates of the Department of Botany at the University of Queensland. All natural ecosystems are constantly changing.