Diamond Carpet Pythons

[BWSmith]

Got this pair in a trade this weekend. I am hoping to get at least one of them tamed down enough to go into the educational programs in a couple years. They act nippy, but neither one has tried to bite yet. I can just reach in and pick them up. Pretty docile as far as baby carpets go. I am pretty pleased.

Male







Female

[ja-rod4545]

dont know much about carpets, how much do they usally cost?

[haasiophis]

Are these crosses of Diamond Pythons and other carpet pythons?

[_Sam_]

Beautiful pictures!!!!

absolutely wonderful.

[BWSmith]

Originally Posted by haasiophis

Are these crosses of Diamond Pythons and other carpet pythons?

Not sure. They were labeled as Diamond Carpet Pythons, not Jungle Carpet x Diamond Carpet crosses. Pure Carpets are actually fairly rare despite how most are marketed as Jungle Carpets. Perhaps someone with more experience in Carpets can shed some light.

[haasiophis]

Yeah I'm really curious because sometimes you see pictures of Diamond Pythons or crosses with carpets that look more like yours there.. and sometimes pics of Diamond Pythons look like these, with the really small speckles very pronouced:


Perhaps the pattern changes with age as well... maybe someone with more knowledge on these guys can clarify?

I do know that Diamonds are very expensive, rarer snakes, while Irian Jaya and Jungle Carpet pythons are relatively cheap and easy to get hold of.

[ssjsmits]

They are killer looking! Great pics too!

[morti]

Their colors and patterns do change. This is one of the more interesting ontogenic changes to observe. They slowly start to "Diamond up".