The Tiger is a well established co-dominant Coastal carpet (Morelia spilota mcdowelli) morph with a long and rich history going back to the late 1980's. Regarding their appearance, Tigers have broad multi-colored dorsal and lateral stripes (in some cases nearly unbroken), which can be made up of various shades of yellow, gold, tan, chocolate brown, white and black. They also have a reduced and nearly solid black head pattern, similar to that of a Jungle Carpet Python. It is noteworthy to mention that nearly all of the specimens that we have seen are marked with one or two light blotches within their head pattern, normally placed in the very center, one directly over the other. This can be seen on animals that descend from the three or four known lines.
A homozygous Tiger (aka 'Super Tiger') bred to regular female Coastal will yield 50% normal offspring, and 50% visible heterozygous Tigers. These het Tigers often look like something inbetween a Tiger and a normal Coastal, displaying zig-zag, or zipper-like dorsal stripes. Many lack lateral striping, while others may have a dot-dash design going down their sides. Homozygous Tigers come from either breeding two homozygous Tigers together, or (in theory) by breeding two heterozygous Tigers together. Super Tigers typically have the wide stripes that are associated with this morph.
A homozygous Tiger (aka 'Super Tiger') bred to regular female Coastal will yield 50% normal offspring, and 50% visible heterozygous Tigers. These het Tigers often look like something inbetween a Tiger and a normal Coastal, displaying zig-zag, or zipper-like dorsal stripes. Many lack lateral striping, while others may have a dot-dash design going down their sides. Homozygous Tigers come from either breeding two homozygous Tigers together, or (in theory) by breeding two heterozygous Tigers together. Super Tigers typically have the wide stripes that are associated with this morph.
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