▁does ▁not ▁leave ▁the ▁eggs ▁to ▁eat ▁during ▁the ▁inc ub ation ▁period , ▁apart ▁from ▁briefly ▁b ask ing ▁in ▁the ▁sun ▁to ▁raise ▁her ▁body ▁temperature ▁and ▁then ▁returning . ▁Mat ernal ▁care ▁does ▁not ▁continue ▁once ▁the ▁young ▁have ▁emer ged . ▁Ju ven iles ▁res emble ▁other ▁M . ▁sp il ota ▁sub species , ▁although ▁they ▁become ▁more ▁distinct ▁in ▁their ▁appearance ▁as ▁they ▁m ature . ▁H atch lings ▁are ▁typically ▁brow ner ▁in ▁colour ▁rather ▁than ▁the ▁typical ▁black ▁of ▁adult ▁colour ation ▁and ▁super f icial ly ▁res emble ▁other ▁car pet ▁python ▁sub species . ▁ ▁Geographic ▁range ▁The ▁sub species ▁M . ▁s . ▁sp il ota ▁is ▁found ▁in ▁southern ▁coast al ▁regions ▁of ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ▁and ▁Victoria . ▁It ▁lives ▁in ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁habit ats , ▁including ▁he ath s , ▁wood land , ▁forest , ▁and ▁urban ▁areas . ▁It ▁is ▁known ▁to ▁occup y ▁the ▁roof ▁space ▁of ▁sub urban ▁homes , ▁living ▁on ▁m ice ▁and ▁r ats . ▁ ▁It ▁has ▁a ▁limited ▁distribution ▁range ▁in ▁Victoria , ▁where ▁it ▁is ▁regarded ▁as ▁rare ▁and ▁threatened ▁by ▁reduction ▁in ▁available ▁habitat . ▁In ▁New ▁South ▁Wales , ▁it ▁is ▁recorded ▁as ▁naturally ▁hy brid ising ▁with ▁the ▁closely ▁related ▁northern ▁sub species ▁ ▁M . ▁s . ▁m cd ow elli ▁in ▁the ▁northern ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁diam ond ▁python ' s ▁range . ▁These ▁natural ▁inter gr ades ▁are ▁found ▁on ▁the ▁mid -