Their common names are due to their being the smallest member of the family Pythonidae and often being found in termite mounds.

[2] The specific epithet is derived from the Western Australian state capital, Perth—a city which is not, ironically, within the range of the species.

The global biodiversity database iNaturalist has documented a number of different visual sightings of the pygmy python within the state of Western Australia, with the nearest physical sighting to Perth having occurred near Reedy, some 680 km (422.53 mi) north and slightly further inland of the capital.

[1] The pygmy python has a number of confirmed visual sightings entered on iNaturalist (a global biodiversity website, app and nature-minded social network); sightings have been documented in and around several areas of Western Australia, including Cape Range National Park, Dampier, De Grey, East Lyons River, the Hamersley Range and Karijini National Park, Marble Bar, the Murujuga (Burrup) Peninsula, Pannawonica, Peedamulla, and Port Hedland.

Once anthill pythons get started eating they rarely refuse a meal except for breeding season or during part of their shedding cycle.