What kind of carpet python is this?

[BDog21]

My friend got this big carpet python from a guy but he doesnt know exactly what kind of carpet python it is i was hoping somebody could help me identify it. The pics are pretty crappy and you cant really see it in the pics but it has almost like rust colored bands all the way down it and its head has almost a silvery metallic looking color to it. The closest thing i can find is a bredli carpet but all the pics ive seen of bredli they arent nearly as dark as this snake but i figure maybe they just get darker with age or something







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[Gio]

It is a mix/cross and it could be any number of things unless you have locality data. Carpet pythons intergrade naturally in the wild within certain areas, they are constantly crossed for breeding purposes here in the US, and without specific data you will never know exactly what you have.

I have a coastal mix that looks nothing like either parent. Your pictures are a bit dark and that makes things more difficult.

It appears to be daily large so you could lean toward one of the bigger sub species, but even then, there are some large Darwins and IJ's.

No matter what is in the mix, it will be a fun snake.

[DennisM]

Gio is right, it looks like a cross. hard to tell with the dark pics, carpet mixes are frequently hard enough in the daylight. definitely some coastal here, possibly with diamond. carpet intergrade/mixes are extremely common in the hobby. also, as Gio stated, not unheard of in the wild either. there's a line of the naturally occurring coastal x diamond (aka DCI) available here in the US. Will Bird at ectotherms.net
has a good collection of them and has produced quite a few DCIs as well as crossed them into other subspecies. it's possible that's what you have here, though there's no way to be sure.

[Gio]

If you are really interested in carpet pythons, snatch up a copy of THE COMPETE CARPET PYTHON by Nick Mutton and Justin Julander. I think it is one of the most comprehensive and well researched texts out there.

There is nothing wrong with a mix/cross at all. They (carpets) are, with a few exceptions basically the same snake when it gets right down to it.

Morelia are highly arboreal, outgoing, fairly active and wonderful display snakes.

This is a cross, mix, mutt, whatever. It's my coastal carpet. 2.5 years old 6 plus feet long and pretty skinny still.



I actually asked Nick Mutton what he thought this was and his response was the same as mine was to you.

She acts like any other carpet I've seen and I could care less if she is "pure" or not.

You will enjoy that snake if you provide the right setup. Have fun!

[Reinz]

Good looking mix you have there!

Enjoy, they are a lot of fun.