History of the Jaguar Python

In 1994, Jan Eric Engell of Norway, produced a very unusual looking hatchling, from a Coastal Carpet Python clutch.  It was almost patternless along its back and coloured completely different to all other Coastal hatchlings. After two to three years, this animal turned into a truly stunning yellow unique Carpet. 

In 1997 Jan named this variant; the Jaguar Carpet.

During 1998 this male specimen was bred back to a normal Coastal female to investigate if this was the result of a dominant or recessive trait. Only four eggs were produced, but one of the hatchlings was a Jaguar, proving that it was the result of a genetic trait.

In 1999 the same breeding pair produced twelve youngsters; four normal and eight Jags.

The following year, Jan had hatchlings from two different female Coastal's and the one founder Jag. One of these included a patternless yellow individual that he named a Banana Jag. Unfortunately, this single female died before the age of two years, and has for now remained unique.  On the second clutch he also produced the Hypo and Red Hypo lines.

Now it gets even more interesting! From breedings in 2003 between a Hypo X Hypo Jags, the first Super Hypo was produced (the Mandarin). In 2005 the results of a Red Hypo x Red Hypo produced: 4 Leucistics (but dead), 4 Super Reds, 4 Leopard Jags (two phases!), 4 Red Hypos, 2 Hypos and 4 normal Sibs.

And so on the story goes. The point here is that you never quite know what comes next in the Jaguar series, but one thing is for sure; they are amongst the most beautiful snakes in the World.