Morelia Trophy Club
Jaguar Pythons
Gamma (CB 2006) is a diamond-jungle jaguar produced by Jeff Favelle (Canada).
Sire was a jungle jaguar and dam a diamond-jungle python. Simply put, Gamma
is radioactive. Her scales are totally clean and her color is so bright she appears luminescent. Every one of her progeny have developed into trophies as well.
Her color development is shown below as a hatchling, age 1 year, 3 years (on eggs)
and as a mature adult:
and as a mature adult:
Gamma3 (CB 2008) is a male diamond-jungle jaguar offspring from Gamma's pairing
with Antonio (diamond-jungle). He seems to have inherited her clean, bright scales
and has become a freakishly beautiful jaguar as well. In May, 2010 he was featured
as the Breeder's Choice for Reptiles Magazine.
He is shown below at age 5 months, 1 year, 2 years and 3 years (outside grass photo):
Gamma5 (CB 2008) is a male diamond-jungle jaguar, also from the Gamma x Antonio pairing. In addition to the clean, bright scales, he has also developed intense yellow coloration. The color is so vibrant he appears fluorescent, much like a tropical fish.
He is beyond doubt the most fantastic creature I've ever produced.
Shown here at age 4 months (hand held), age 1 year, 3 years and as a mature adult:
Gamma35 (CB 2010) was from the Gamma x Gamma5 pairing of 2010. He was the brightest of the clutch, and now is already glowing like a light bulb. I believe this
snake is destined to carry on the Gamma-line excellence.
Shown below as a hatchling and at one year of age.
Morelia Trophy Club member-in-waiting:
GG5-10 female #29 is from Gamma x Gamma5 2010.
She has an aberrant, broken-up pattern and was differently
colored at hatch (light brown hues). Here she is at one
year of age.
Information about neurological deficits noted in jaguar pythons:
Some neurological deficits have been associated with jaguar pythons, a morphological variant of
the coastal carpet python (Morelia spilota mcdowelli sub-species). These deficits can range
from those that are so mild they are essentially non-detectable, to animals that move in a
spinning, back-flipping or corkscrew motion. More subtle effects can include poor
coordination, striking aim, or "righting ability" (keeping their head level when turned over).
The vast majority of jaguar pythons have the milder forms of these deficits, barely noticeable
unless the animal is handled. In the opinion of some breeders, even jaguars that appear totally
normal are a little "less athletic" than most carpet pythons.
These neurological deficits can be present upon hatching, or in some cases, develop years later.
One hypothesis is that the "jaguar gene" is coupled with a vulnerability to neurological problems,
and that these problems do not appear unless the animal undergoes some kind of stress. The
majority of jaguar pythons that develop these effects seem to display them at an early age (less
than a year). In most jaguars, these neurological effects may vary a bit over the lifetime of the
snake, but do not appear to significantly deteriorate over time. They do not appear to effect the
overall health or breeding ability of the jaguar python, nor is their any predictable pattern of
inheritance for progeny that have come from affected sire or dam.