▁passing ▁pre y . ▁It ▁typically ▁remains ▁in ▁one ▁position ▁for ▁up ▁to ▁two ▁weeks , ▁before ▁moving ▁to ▁another ▁around ▁ ▁away . ▁M . ▁s . ▁sp il ota ▁k ills ▁its ▁food ▁by ▁con str ict ing ▁and ▁suff oc ating ▁it , ▁and ▁pre ys ▁on ▁l iz ards , ▁birds , ▁and ▁m amm als ▁as ▁large ▁as ▁pos sum s . ▁It ▁is ▁not ▁a ▁danger ▁to ▁humans , ▁but ▁is ▁capable ▁of ▁bit ing ▁and ▁leaving ▁teeth ▁in ▁the ▁w ound ▁if ▁sever ely ▁har ass ed . ▁ ▁Tax onomy ▁M . ▁s . ▁sp il ota ▁is ▁the ▁nomin ate ▁sub species ▁of ▁Mor elia ▁sp il ota , ▁a ▁species ▁first ▁described ▁by ▁Lac ép ède . ▁ ▁Capt ivity ▁The ▁diam ond ▁python ▁is ▁often ▁kept ▁in ▁capt ivity ▁by ▁collect ors ▁in ▁Australia ▁and ▁around ▁the ▁world . ▁The ▁capture ▁of ▁wild ▁spec im ens ▁is ▁illegal ; ▁however , ▁it ▁is ▁successfully ▁b red ▁in ▁capt ivity ▁to ▁supply ▁the ▁demand ▁for ▁this ▁popular ▁re pt ile . ▁It ▁is ▁usually ▁fed ▁a ▁di et ▁of ▁rod ents ▁and ▁kept ▁in ▁controlled ▁environments ▁such ▁as ▁a ▁viv arium . ▁Capt ive - bre d ▁and ▁capt ive - ra ised ▁spec im ens ▁become ▁quite ▁t ame , ▁toler ate ▁gentle ▁handling , ▁and ▁make ▁good ▁p ets . ▁It ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁few ▁sn akes ▁that ▁typically ▁emer ges ▁from ▁the ▁egg ▁with ▁a ▁pla cid , ▁non