Best snake at s.o.f.a.r.s 2004 exspo

[shanesaussie_pythons]

Hi all.Shane here from shanesaussie_pythons.I just receaved my prize for the best snake in show.At the 2004 sofar exspo.I took an exsibit up there this year.And was lucky enought to win best in show with one of my male adult jungles.Its a 4 year old out of j.montgomerys line of jungles.Anyway the prize just arrived and I thnk its a realy unique prize.Its a large coffie cup made by that comany that were at the wild australia exspo.That make the unuseual potery with all the reptiles over each peaceanyway the cup has a jungle carpet around it and what prize it is for embossed into it something different.Heres a photo of the python that won.And the prize its self.Regards SHANE from aussie_pythons

[Already_Gone]

Thats a cool cup... and a nice snake

[bigguy]

Shane, don't forget to thank the judge. By the way when is my $50 donation coming :wink:

[craig23]

i know its a jungle, but that snakes looks really diamond python as well i think... anyone else see what i mean?

[farmdog]

else see what i mean?

maybe in as twisted way yeah I see it

[boa]

Yeah it definitely has the look of a Diamond about it.

[BROWNS]

It seems like most produced by J Montgomery have heaps of yellow tipping or flecking likediamonds do.I have a pair from him as well and one is almost the splitting image of Shanes with the same amount of yellow flecking in the black and the female doesn't have quite as much but still more than you would find in any wild jungle.....i'll try get some pics but it's a shirty day for pic taking but i think this is something that has to be brought up wether these are actually true jungles and the cream of the crop costing $800 a hatchling or are they crosses.

I know they are originally from the Krauss lineage but i also have some from Krauss and they look nothing alike with no to a tiny amount of almost mustard yellow third colour or ground colour,the others are getting some brown in the black which isn't that solid.

So are they jungle diamond crosses or not...i'm sure someone knows the exact details?????

[shanesaussie_pythons]

Hi all.As for the jungles looking more diamond it does have quite a lot of latral spottingin the black back ground colour.There a two forms of top quality jungles available in the country todaywitch are the form bred by john montgomry witch tend to be the highly spooted form.And the unspotted or more clear blackform with the back ground colour looks more like dark black charcol.I have kept both forms.And i have found different people prefureeither one or the other.And some prefure the cleaner blck.And some prefure the spotted form.I myself think each is stunning in its own right.As for the spotted form haveing diamond in its linneage.I have asked the breeder and also spoken tothose that have studied the jungles in there different wild populations.And i am told both forms acure naturaly in wild populations.So just to answer that un answered question that some are thinking of asking.NO I have not and would not cross diamond pythons with jungle carpet pythons!!I breed to improve my animals for health,pattern an general allround quality.Not to inbreed and produce crap. Attached find exsamples of both forms regards SHANE from aussie_pythons

[BROWNS]

Here's an old pic of my male from the same line as a yearling,stunning colour and as you can see the black is full of gold/yellow flecking.I have personally seen a few wild jungles from different localities and some do have a little yellow flecking but nothing to that degree.Also i wasn't saying you bred them if or if they are crosses or not but the history of this lineage could be questioned.Makes you wonder who the judge was and did you thank them Shane lol


Also there are quite a lot of just as good or top quality jungles being bred these days not just the 2 lines bred by John andothers with the same lines!!!

[shanesaussie_pythons]

Heres the other form the peter krauss form

[craig23]

i love them. I think i prefer the clean black and yellow but they are all very nice.

[BROWNS]

Sorry can't see the Krauss jungle.....can anyone else?

[shanesaussie_pythons]

Hi all sorry last attempt to put up the photo of the peter krauss line of the charcol black jungle failed.2ND attempt here gos regards SHANE from aussie_pythons

[Bouncer]

Congrats Shane!

[Greebo]

What is the name of the company that made the coffee mug and do they have a website.
I wanna get a mug like that.....without having to win a competition.