Difference between lesser platinum & butter

[hEireann Pythons]

Hi,

Can some help me out please with these questions.

what is the difference between a lesser platinum & a butter? or are they the same morph with just a different name?

What lines of lessers are there?
What lines of butters are there?

Thanks

[Turbo Serpent]

You just opened a can of worms....

My personal opinion is the same as many others. They are the same allele but a different line, similar to Black Pastels and Cinnamons. They each have similar characteristics and and combos, but the Super is the same. While still having some differences.

[BPelizabeth]

I own the butter in AZ and rabernet owns the lesser in GA. lol...sorry couldn't resist

It is really what you like best.....as they pretty much do the same thing.

[OhhWatALoser]

or are they the same morph with just a different name?

I have to believe they are the same morph with different names until proven otherwise.

[Russ Lawson]

I have to believe they are the same morph with different names until proven otherwise.

I can tell you right now the chances of that actually happening any time in the near future are slim to none, though it is something I would be completely fascinated with if people actually began to do genetic mapping of Python regius. I do believe they are the same mutation though, as they are impossible to visually distinguish. By this, I mean that any variations in the two mutations can be accounted for by variations in the colour and pattern of the wild-type. Where you can definitively see that some of the other members of the BEL complex are different mutations on the same allele (mojaves, russo hets, phantoms), you simply cannot distinguish between butters and lessers, which is enough to lead me to believe they are the same mutation on the same allele.

[rabernet]

I believe that they are the same thing - just like pastels are pastels, just different lines.

I doubt anyone could pick the butters from the lessers if they were all mixed together in the same tub. Many people describe butters as being brighter colored, but my lesser is one of the brightest that I've seen, and most butters I've seen at shows are consistently darker than lessers at the same show. Perhaps just a coincidence.

I probably will pick up a butter at some point and see for myself if there's much difference.

[Rasmus Skaaning]

I probably will pick up a butter at some point and see for myself if there's much difference.

But how do you know the snake u picked up was a Butter, and not a Lesser?

[rabernet]

But how do you know the snake u picked up was a Butter, and not a Lesser?

The snake that I have now? He's a lesser - because that's what the breeder said he is and he's a trusted member here!

[OhhWatALoser]

But how do you know the snake u picked up was a Butter, and not a Lesser?

same way you know if your pastel is a lemon or w/e line, ask the breeder.

[Big Gunns]

Hi,

Can some help me out please with these questions.

what is the difference between a lesser platinum & a butter? or are they the same morph with just a different name?

What lines of lessers are there?
What lines of butters are there?

Thanks

Since nowadays with all the mislabeled animals out there, BG will give you a one word answer that best describes the difference. NAME!!!!!!!!!