Reticulated Python Types

Below you’ll find articles on the many different types of reticulated pythons, as well as photos of each type. The reticulated python can be bred into many different genetic mutations, and even in the wild, you’ll find many different types.

White Calico Reticulated Python

October 25, 2011

The White Calico reticulated python is a type of Calico. The word “calico” is used to describe snakes that are strangely colored, with white patches or nearly albino skin. This pigment condition is only acquired in maturity and varies greatly from snake to snake. Some Calicos are gray and yellow, while more dramatic varieties like [...]

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Tiger Reticulated Python

October 25, 2011

The Tiger reticulated python exhibits dorsal striping and a soft yellow color. The mutation was first proven in 1993, and Tiger reticulated pythons mark the first designer retics bred in captivity. They can be grown quite large, and striped and lace patterns sometimes show up. The animals are typically priced to appearance and are often [...]

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Super Tiger Reticulated Python

October 25, 2011

The Super Tiger reticulated python has an incredible color and pattern mutation. Its butter yellow color is starkly contrasted by dark stripes that may run from half to the full length of the reticulated python’s body. This genetic variation is the result of breeding a Tiger with a Tiger, where 25% of the breed come [...]

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Sulawesi Reticulated Python

October 25, 2011

The Sulawesi reticulated python grows larger (and faster) than almost any other variation, and their heads are noticeably larger than those of similar-sized animals. Sulawesi reticulated pythons tend to be more nervous and flighty than other breeds, but with consistent handling they can tame down. They are brilliantly colored with a rope-like dorsal pattern and [...]

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Silver Reticulated Python

October 25, 2011

The Silver reticulated python has a silver-gray head, and when the snake is exposed to sunlight or a bright light, it exhibits remarkable iridescence. Silver reticulated pythons have intense orange eyes and are not locality specific, yet many Silvers come from Malaysia. They are generally well behaved and can grow quite large in comparison to [...]

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Jungle Reticulated Python

October 25, 2011

The Jungle reticulated python is a unique genetic mutation, the outcome of breeding a Borneo Bateater reticulated python with a regular reticulated python. These snakes can vary in appearance–some are completely striped while others are banded, and most have really wild and intensely yellow heads. It’s a really cool mutation, as breeders never know what [...]

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Granite Backed Reticulated Python

October 25, 2011

The Granite Backed reticulated python is unique and has an unusual look, possessing a high amount of yellow and a dissolving pattern down the back. The neck has a granite pattern. The reticulated python pictured below comes from breeding a male Axanthic with a female Calico. A very cool mutation! [image via CrystalPalaceReptiles]

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Dwarf Reticulated Python

October 25, 2011

The Dwarf reticulated python, as its name suggest, stays small and grows slowly. Due to its limited size, it is easier to breed with other python variations. For example, a breeder can combine a Dwarf with a Borneo Bateater to get a dwarfish Jungle reticulated python. These snakes are also known as Kayaudi dwarfs or Jampea [...]

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Calico Tiger Reticulated Python

October 25, 2011

The Calico Tiger reticulated python is a cross-breed between the Tiger and Calico genes. It’s common for professional breeders to mix and match like this, and something it takes years of snake clutches to get the right reticulated python, a perfect blend of color and behavior. This one has deep red eyes. [image via NERD]

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Calico Reticulated Python

October 25, 2011

While the Calico reticulated python varies in color, all of them posses a pure and stark white scalation, giving them a stunning appearance. Eye color varies among grey, black, orange or silver. It can take up to three years for a female Calico to exhibit full color manifestations, as that’s usually how long they take [...]

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