Genetic Morph: Classic Jungle
Status: Unproven
When: ?
By Whom: Many have been imported and produced randomly through the years.

The "Classic Jungle" has been around for many moons ( ten years plus ).........to date ( 2004 ) I know of no breeder who has figured out the genetics of these crazy patterned little gems.......they just seem to "pop up" in Africa and in breeder's collections ............I have produced at least one "Jungle" each year I have been breeding ball pythons out of the "clear blue"??

The little sweetie pie pictured above was born in 2004 from breeding a pair of Double Het for Lavender Albino x Piebald together??...........they come very "unexpected".............yes some breeders have been successful at reproducing "busy patterned" ball pythons............but the "Classic Jungle" is more than that...............so for now...........they stay in the "unproven file" until we learn some more about them?

Above text by Ralph Davis

Classic Jungle morphs vary in appearance and some are killer black, yellow and white as babies; many darken or "brown out" as they age. The distinguishing characteristics are - pale eyes, a pale faded head, unusual brilliant colors and strange patterning with black moustaching on the upper and lower jaw. A pretty but frustrating morph, the genetics are uncertain at this point. We have bred two similar, unrelated animals and produced offspring that were slightly different but nothing akin to the appearance of their parents. I believe this mutation is polygenic. This type of thing is complex as there may be many "switches" that must be turned on to produce a visual Jungle. We may see some babies that exhibit some characteristics; they are not visual Jungles because they may have only a "switch" or two on. To hatch out a killer Jungle the switches must match up and the chances of this are hit-or-miss! If this is an inheritable trait, it seems the best way to prove would be to line breed an adult back to one of its offspring…we have done this too, and failed to produce the Classic Jungle we hoped to see. At this time there are some stunning adult Classic Jungles in the NERD collection, but for the time being it may only be a random gene. We have bred mother (top) to son and produced 4 babies, all of which were normal. Still, the results may not disprove this mutation - we may have missed it. We are very accomplished at missing the odds! Hence the Jungle saga continues..

Text by NERD

As of 2005 even more "Jungles" have popped up in random clutches all over the World. Still no clue as to "why" this happens. I will say that from my experience with the "classic jungles" they are all usually weak snakes that do not thrive very well. ( RDR blurp )