Jungle carpet pythons are usually the subspecies that first comes to mind when most reptile hobbyists think of carpet pythons. Having been in the U.S. since the late 1980's or early 1990's, a lot of selective breeding has gone into the jungle carpets we see today.

Jungles are most well known for their vivid yellow and jet black coloration, but they don't all look that way.  In fact, I'd say about 90% of the Jungles on the market are a more dull gold color, rather than the bright yellow.  As such, I have been extremely selective in acquiring Jungles and as a result, my current group consists of very few animals. 

The only known jungle carpet morph at the moment is the Zebra jungle carpet, which exists only in the collection of Paul Harris (Germany).

Jungle carpets are typically small in size, usually just slightly larger than an Irian Jaya carpet.  Like all carpets, they are commonly very docile pythons...but some of them can be a handful.  In fact, I'd say that a majority of the extremely aggressive/offensive carpets I've seen or owned have happened to be Jungles, but again, this isn't the norm. 

 

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