n orth ▁coast ▁of ▁NS W . ▁ ▁M . ▁s . ▁sp il ota ▁can ▁be ▁found ▁at ▁higher ▁alt itudes ▁( for ▁example , ▁in ▁the ▁eastern ▁Gi pp s land ▁region ▁and ▁Blue ▁Mountains ) ▁than ▁any ▁other ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁family ▁Python idae . ▁It ▁is ▁usually ▁found ▁on ▁the ▁eastern ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁Great ▁D ivid ing ▁Range , ▁but ▁can ▁also ▁be ▁found ▁on ▁the ▁ranges ▁and ▁occasionally ▁some ▁distance ▁from ▁the ▁coast . ▁It ▁has ▁the ▁most ▁sou ther ly ▁distribution ▁of ▁all ▁python ▁tax a . ▁ ▁F ew ▁populations ▁are ▁recorded ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁Victoria , ▁and ▁changes ▁in ▁land ▁use ▁have ▁this ▁sub species ▁listed ▁as ▁threatened ▁with ▁ext inction . ▁They ▁are ▁also ▁known ▁to ▁occur ▁in ▁rock y ▁habitat ▁during ▁winter ▁months . ▁ ▁Be hav iour ▁The ▁diam ond ▁python ▁is ▁typically ▁in off ensive ▁by ▁nature ▁and ▁generally ▁rel uct ant ▁to ▁b ite . ▁ ▁This ▁python ▁is ▁an ▁amb ush ▁pred ators ▁with ▁large ▁territ ories ▁that ▁often ▁overlap . ▁It ▁moves ▁around ▁these ▁territ ories ▁season ally ▁to ▁occup y ▁well ▁cam ou fl aged ▁positions ▁in ▁the ▁war mer ▁months ▁and ▁br um ate ▁in ▁the ▁winter ▁months . ▁Fem ales ▁have ▁ranges ▁up ▁to ▁; ▁males ▁may ▁occup y ▁areas ▁almost ▁twice ▁as ▁large . ▁The ▁diam ond ▁python ▁is ▁often ▁active ▁during ▁the ▁day ▁and ▁on ▁warm ▁night s , ▁although ▁most ▁of ▁its ▁time ▁is ▁spent ▁waiting ▁in ▁amb ush ▁for