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Does anyone know where i can get a real classic jungle from. Really looking to get a pair for a reasonable price. Thanks in advance for any information

Aaron

Your not going to virtually any cbb classic jungles out on the market, and out of the hundreds imported and sold as classic jungles, few have all the traits present to be labled "classic" Jungles. The original pair of classic Jungles imported back in 90 or 91' look almost nothing like the classic jungles imported today. I couldn't tell you why, but they are a cool "dinking" around project if you have the time and space

Check with Brian Sharp...mine came from an entire clutch of classic jungles produced by him. He may have more, and I got mine for less than $100. I think I've posted her pic before, but here you go again:

thats just a busy-patterned normal, I have a female that lookes almost exactly like that. True jungles have a black "mustache", an unusual pattern with large fuzzy looking black blotches and when young are bright yellow and black. There are pics on Randy Remington's website.

>thats just a busy-patterned normal, I have a female that lookes >almost exactly like that. True jungles have a black "mustache", >an unusual pattern with large fuzzy looking black blotches and >when young are bright yellow and black. There are pics on Randy >Remington's website.

"All jungle ball pythons share some common characteristics. Light color irises, (at least half of the eye), a reduction in the black pattern and a light, well defined spot on the top of the head. They also must have flecks of black on the upper lip. As juveniles jungle ball pythons have outstanding coloration. As they mature their coloring does darken. As selective breeding continues it may become possible to produce jungle ball pythons that will retain more of their juvenile coloration into adulthood." - the snake keeper (ballpython.com)

I will take a picture of Dorothy next to normal bp tomorrow. Her coloration is a very bright yellow. A "mustache" is a confusing term for black specks on the upper lip, which she has. Most importantly, there is well-defined, faded spot on the top of her head (unfortunately, this does not photograph well. I'll try to get a close up of it as well). "Fuzzy splotches"? I've never heard that before, and I would have to say it is completely unrelated to jungle ball pythons. In fact, the pattern on Jungles is very dinstinct and not at all fuzzy or blurred. Dorothy is a TEXTBOOK example of a jungle, of which you apparently know very little about. Sorry to be blunt, but why are you trying to speak of an animal you know so little about?

I'm not sure anyone knows a lot about classic jungles. As far as I know, they have not been regularly reproduced. It may well be that several different environmental conditions can produce animals that fit into the general description of classic jungle but which still have other differences in their appearance.

Mine was produced through shear luck (or actually probably bad luck with incubator regulation) and started out with all the black as high contrast but later developed the fuzzy look to the alien eyes. I haven't heard a proposal that this is required for the classic jungle type but I did notice similarities with this one and a labyrinth of VPI's that failed to prove last year and thought it was interesting. Also, mine has a half sister which shares some of his characteristics to a lesser degree (specs rather than a solid mustache, less defined head spot) but she is actually a little brighter now and doesn't show the fuzzy splotches (yet?).

I guess if someone proves a genetic Classic Jungle I'll start worrying more about the exact characteristics that define one but to me it looks sort vague right now.
Page on my classic jungle, which may or may not look like anyone else's

Rather than being a Classic Jungle, I'd be more apt to say that yours is truly a one-of-a-kind animal! I've never seen anything quite like him, and if he turns out to be het for gen. stripe all the better!