This would also spread the work-load around allowing us to develop adequate husbandry techniques. These could be sourced for our purposes. The most recent records of the woma in the wheatbelt, based on size, have been of old adults. This is of considerable concern to us. Maybe recruitment into the population through reproduction is negated by predation.
Most sightings suggest a close association with banksia on deep sand where rabbit warrens occur.
Rabbits may have replaced native mammals as food for this python. The removal of which will both reduce its food resources and increase the threat from exotic predators. The eventual increase in numbers through captive breeding will allow a buffer for any unforeseen problems, especially if rabbit numbers decline rapidly as a result of the calicivirus. There is an urgency to locate individuals for radio tracking so that we may determine its ecology. This will lead to the identification of specific areas needed to be reserved to protect extant populations.