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General Information About the Jungle Carpet Python (Morelia spilotes)
Jungle carpet pythons are some of the most beautiful pythons in the world, and are also fairly easy to keep and breed in captivity. A few simple things must be kept in mind when keeping these pythons, and if their needs are met, then they will produce eggs and live a long healthy life. This is a brief care sheet that covers only the basic needs. It is important to watch your pythons to understand further their needs and wants to keep them healthy. As setups vary from keeper to keeper a simple caresheet will also bypass problems in that regard.
Important Natural History
Jungle carpet pythons are part of the Morelia spilotes complex, which can be a big confusing mess when trying to differentiate between subspecies as they are currently classified. Jungle carpet pythons are thought to be a nice color and pattern varient of the coastal carpet python (Morelia spilotes mcdowelli), which is also poorly classified (Barker and Barker, 1995). Jungle carpet pythons live in the subtropical forests of the Atherton Tableland and have a small range. They grow about 6-7 feet in length. Keep in mind their semitropical nature when setting up their enclosure.
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