▁world ▁and ▁is ▁found ▁at ▁higher ▁alt itudes ▁than ▁any ▁other ▁species ▁of ▁Australian ▁python . ▁ ▁Description ▁M . ▁s . ▁sp il ota ▁is ▁quite ▁variable ▁in ▁colour ▁and ▁pattern , ▁typically ▁being ▁pre domin antly ▁dark ▁o live ▁to ▁black ▁in ▁colour ▁with ▁most ▁d ors al ▁scales ▁having ▁a ▁yellow ▁( or ▁cre am ) ▁spot ▁in ▁the ▁centre ▁( h ence ▁sp il ota , ▁meaning ▁sp otted ). ▁Al ong ▁the ▁body ▁and ▁tail ▁are ▁numerous ▁clusters ▁of ▁yellow ▁or ▁cre am ▁scales ▁that ▁form ▁" ro set tes " ▁that ▁look ▁a ▁bit ▁like ▁diam onds ▁( h ence ▁the ▁common ▁name ). ▁The ▁unders ide ▁is ▁white , ▁cre am ▁or ▁even ▁yellow ish ▁in ▁colour , ▁although ▁it ▁is ▁often ▁sp otted ▁with ▁black . ▁ ▁The ▁average ▁adult ▁size ▁of ▁this ▁sub species ▁is ▁usually ▁about ▁ ▁in ▁total ▁length ▁( including ▁tail ), ▁although ▁it ▁is ▁known ▁to ▁reach ▁a ▁total ▁length ▁of ▁about ▁, ▁with ▁very ▁rare ▁spec im ens ▁recorded ▁at ▁up ▁to ▁. ▁It ▁also ▁is ▁known ▁for ▁living ▁in ▁the ▁for ests ▁of ▁New ▁South ▁Wales . ▁ ▁Re production ▁M . ▁s . ▁sp il ota ▁is ▁an ▁ov ip ar ous ▁s nake , ▁aver aging ▁ 2 5 ▁eggs ▁in ▁a ▁cl utch ▁and ▁lay ing ▁up ▁to ▁ 5 4 ▁eggs . ▁The ▁female ▁def ends ▁her ▁eggs ▁by ▁co iling ▁around ▁them ▁and ▁sh iver ing ▁to ▁reg ulate ▁their ▁temperature . ▁She