Have A Looksy. Coastal Carpet Python Size.

[Gio]

I love seeing pictures of people with their big, old(er) snakes! Kudos to you for raising her so well, she looks great. I wouldn't be surprised if she has a good bit of southern coastal blood in her, given her size. Maybe even a bit of diamond or inland blood as well -- the round pattern on parts of her back remind me of some of the pictures of Maugg line inlands I've seen.

Photos like this really do give a better reference for the snake's size and a better perspective of what you may be getting into. Carpets aren't the biggest snakes out there and stay a manageable size, but a mature carpet isn't exactly a small snake. Well, the non-Papuan ones, anyway! I wish coastal carpets and bredli stayed a bit smaller -- I'm a big fan of citrus tigers and stonewashed, respectively, but not so much the size that they could reach! It would be just my luck that my snake wouldn't stop growing and I'd wind up dealing with an ancient, 8 + foot juggernaut as a little old lady.

Thanks for the comments.

Jewel was purchased at an expo. The breeder called the litter coastals and was quite upfront about a possible mixture of genetics.
Her parents were large and not particularly flashy.

I sent Nick Mutton photos of Jewel and both of the parents. He obviously came to the conclusion there wasn't any way to know what she truly had in her genetics..

Nick saw coastal and thought there could be some diamond and or Jungle in the mix.

The diamond comment was based off of one of the parents and not so much what Jewel looked like at the time.

I have been on the board chatting about how big she's become, however with just pictures on the same deck rail year after year, it was time for a reference set of photos.

Even at her size, she is easy to handle and extremely docile. She's so mellow that she doesn't wrap when I carry her. I have to make sure I have a grip on her as she's slid off of me before.

I plan to do the same photo shoot with my boa here when he's shed out.