They find the best way to hunt lizards, is actively seek them out. They do this by follow along scent trails or randomly pokeing their heads in all the little nooks and crannies until they find one trapped deep in a crevice. Almost all Australian snakes including the pythons have the build of an elite athlete. They are long and skinny. By comparison, many Asian species of pythons and elapids can be quite stocky and there seems to be a good reason for this.
Most Australian snakes are active hunters.
They spend a lot of time moving around looking for something to eat. This long lean shape undoubtedly allows them to move more effortlessly for longer, increasing their chances of a successful hunt. However, there is another approach to hunting but only a few Australian snakes have been able to make it profitable. This is ambush hunting and is characterised by short stocky snakes such as vipers and some common overseas pythons. The death adder is one of a couple of ambush hunting snakes in Australia.