M. s. spilota is an oviparous snake, averaging 25 eggs in a clutch and laying up to 54 eggs.
The female defends her eggs by coiling around them and shivering to regulate their temperature.
She does not leave the eggs to eat during the incubation period, apart from briefly basking in the sun to raise her body temperature and then returning.
Maternal care does not continue once the young have emerged.
Juveniles resemble other M. spilota subspecies, although they become more distinct in their appearance as they mature.
Hatchlings are typically browner in colour rather than the typical black of adult colouration and superficially resemble other carpet python subspecies.
M. s. spilota is an oviparous snake, averaging 25 eggs in a clutch and laying up to 54 eggs. The female defends her eggs by coiling around them and shivering to regulate their temperature. She does not leave the eggs to eat during the incubation period, apart from briefly basking in the sun to raise her body temperature and then returning. Maternal care does not continue once the young have emerged. Juveniles resemble other M. spilota subspecies, although they become more distinct in their appearance as they mature. Hatchlings are typically browner in colour rather than the typical black of adult colouration and superficially resemble other carpet python subspecies.
Morelia spilota spilota