Carpet python morphs

Today I will write something about carpet python morphs and subspecies. As you know Carpet python group consist of several subspecies and morphs. I think that in future this species will be way more popular than now. Carpet pythons for sure in future will have more morphs than popular ball python. This snakes are semi - arboreal and active during the day that make from them very good exposition snake. From that what I hear their poo don't smell so bad like some other snakes. :P

Diamond Python (Morelia spilota spilota)
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I will start from main subspecies Morelia spilota spilota popularly known as diamond python. This is a main subspecies from Australia and python who's live on the most southern territories and on the highest altitude from all pythons. These python lives on very various habitats from urban, woodlands to rocky habitat. Diamond pythons mainly feed on mammals but from time to time they also eat birds and lizards. Some populations around Lake Victoria in Australia are threatened with extinction. Diamond's can survive in lower temperatures than other carpets and stay dormant up to six months during one year. During breeding season males are don't fight with each other. Diamond pythons instead of fighting are making breeding balls similar to those like in anaconda, where many males try to copulate with one female. It is possible for female to grow up to 9 ft (but usually much smaller).

Wild Diamond

http://ectotherms.net/kyherpsoc/Propagating%20Carpet%20Pythons%20Webpage_files/image017.jpg

Black and white form is rarer than yellow in trade.

http://www.ryanphotographic.com/diamond%20python.jpg

Diamond python yellow form

http://www.pythonidae.nl/Pythonidae

Dark Diamonds

http://www.cuttingedgemorelia.com/site/images/stories/CuttingEdgeMorelia/Section_Projects/Diamonds_Dark/Gallery/black_diamond.jpg

Striped Diamond

http://www.snakeranch.com.au/images/sendbinary.asp?width=645&path=imagesDB/wysiwyg/Diamond(Tareelocale).JPG

Jungle carpet python (Morelia spilota cheynei)
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This subspecies lives in the most tropical habitat and is the smallest from all carpets they are don't longer than 6 - 7 ft. Jungle carpets lives in Queensland and Cape York Peninsula. These is the most arboreal species from all carpets and they inhabit a rain forest canopy.

Wild form

http://www.oakvalefarm.com.au/images/jungle_carpet_python.jpg

Ivory black and white form

http://www.theradzoo.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Jungle-Carpet-Python.jpg

Tully locality jungle

http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn214/Red-Ink-Buldogs/Greyham/G15_zps77543b34.jpg

Babinda locality jungle

http://trexreptiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/babinda-4.jpg

Palmerston locality jungle

http://ih2.redbubble.net/image.4059535.5274/flat,550x550,075,f.jpg

Atherton localities jungle

http://www.ebmorelia.com/publishImages/Collection~~element219.jpg

Zebra jungle
Zebra is the co - dominant trait. The zebra gene is gene from jungle pythons.

http://www.ukpythons.com/imgs/gallery/zeb3.jpg

Super Zebra

http://www.ukpythons.com/imgs/gallery/szeb1.jpg

Striped/Tiger form

http://www.moreliapythonradio.com/publishImages/Morphs-of-the-Morelia-complex~~element87.jpg

Highlighter jungle

http://www.australianaddiction.com/JCP_Highlighter2013.jpg

Coastal carpet python (Morelia spilota mcdowelli)
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Coastal carpet python is the biggest subspecies usually growth to 7 ft but 14 ft specimens are recorded. Coastals lives in wide range of habitats but mainly in forests. Range from Cape York peninsula to South Wales. This taxa is the most variable in patterns and colors which is presented in variety of morphs.

Wild form

http://www.ukpythons.com/imgs/gallery/BrF.jpg

Port Douglas localities coastal

http://www.ebmorelia.com/Port_Douglas-F.jpg

High contrast coastal

http://static.squarespace.com

High contrast tiger coastal

http://ectotherms.net/kyherpsoc/Propagating%20Carpet%20Pythons%20Webpage_files/image077.jpg

Red coastal

http://www.moreliapythonradio.com/publishImages/Morphs-of-the-Morelia-complex~~element239.jpg

Red tiger

http://www.moreliapythonradio.com/publishImages/Morphs-of-the-Morelia-complex~~element238.jpg

MPenn Line coastal

https://static.squarespace.com/static/502928b784ae02c19c94a1d1/502ad72a84ae8782450178d7/502ad730e4b0d642355d996c/1344984880495/Sonja%203.jpg?format=750w

Ocelot caramel

http://www.moreliapythonradio.com/publishImages/Morphs-of-the-Morelia-complex~~element247.jpg

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