Weird Carpet morph

[Carpetpythonmorphs]

What would you call this morph that I saw in a collection yesterday?

 

[aliveandkicking]

nup, I'd call it a Murray Darling, just a plain old MD

 

[ad]

morph? isnt a murray darling isnt it?

 

[Carpetpythonmorphs]

Thanks mate.

 

[garthy]

Yeah, I agree though it is a handsome snake.

 

[Guest]

is it a MD or is it axanthic ????

 

[aliveandkicking]

Why give things fancy names? Is it just to make it seem 'cooler' or more desirable???? Its a MD, its a nice looking snake but I can't see any spectacular or different. Nothing to warrant labeling it something other than what it is.

 

[Carpetpythonmorphs]

Ive seen murrays in other collections which struck me as "plain-old", this one seemed a tad different especially with the scattered pattern and the dorsal stripe and the particularly "low pattern" underside

 

[Kurto]

I wouldn't call it much......

 

[Carpetpythonmorphs]

a quick search on international websites... it looks a bit like a "zebra carpet"

 

[dtulip10]

nope thats a inland carpet. i keep a few of them, and feel they are highly underrated python in australian collections.

check this thread out its one of the first one i got a few years back.
http://www.aussiepythons.com/forum/australian-snakes-37/md-96229

 

[Carpetpythonmorphs]

No denying its a murray...its the patterning that is curious

 

[kupper]

its a nice python though just an extremely well patterned MD

 

[kupper]

it actualy looks like a Mt hope MD

 

[CodeRed]

got a shot of the back end? Does it have train tracks?

 

[aliveandkicking]

its patterning does look different but thats no different from a diamond having 1 or 2 scale rosettes as opposed th 4 or 5 scale or a carpet having head marking or dorsal striping like a jungle. Its just pattern variation, not a gene mutation.

 

[Sean#1]

Wow, I'm going to Mt Hope, if I cant buy one like that! It reminds me of a Murray I saw at the wildexpo 2 years ago that everyone was talking about

 

[aliveandkicking]

a quick search on international websites... it looks a bit like a "zebra carpet"

Yanks give anything and everything names to make their 'own unique line' and make a dollar.

 

[Wildexpo]

Hey Carpetpythonmorphs...tell your friend that is a very cool animal and to enter it into the "Best Python in Show" at Wildexpo this year at Sydney Showgrounds.
Great prizes and prestige awaits the winners. Places are strictly limited so get in ASAP.

 

[Bushfire]

I wouldnt say its just a normal MD. It is unique and would be an interesting project to refine and line breed to see what comes about. Most people seem to like the 'northern' carpets the most but I do find the 'southern' types very interesting overall.