Is this normal??

[MS2]

I wondering about the black line above the "alien heads". I hatched a few this year with these markings. The only other snake that is close is a black pastel which these are not. Is this normal or something to dinker with. The mother has produced dark offspring every year, almost sable looking. Any thoughts?

[Daybreaker]

I've seen many normals with connecting alien heads ie the "lines" - if you feel you want to dinker with it then go for it. May make some nice babies when paired with something like you mentioned: a black pastel, cinny, etc Cute little baby.

[MS2]

I've seen many normals with connecting alien heads ie the "lines" - if you feel you want to dinker with it then go for it. May make some nice babies when paired with something like you mentioned: a black pastel, cinny, etc Cute little baby.

I was referring to the black line above the "eyes" on the alien heads.

[dr del]

Hi,

Can we get pics in better light showing a lot of the side pattern right down to where it meets the belly?


dr del

[MS2]

I'll work on the pics.

[cmack91]

i have a normal, and he doesnt have anything like that anywhere on his patterns, and i know theres alot of variance between normals, but still. i would definitly dinker with it if i were you, even if it is just "normal"

[MS2]

Here's a few more pics. It's hard to get the lighting right.





They are pics of a few different animals. The female has been producing dark hatchling in every clutch. And it seems that different males do not really effect the dark/peppered babies. I was kicking around the idea of "dirty balls" because of the spoted/peppered sides, but after the "screw ball" thing, I think I would have to choose a different name.

Here's one of the typical "dirtys". I've been thinking Sable or Granite for the last few years, but I'm not sure.

[Crawly's Mom]

It almost looks like granite patterning, doesn't it? The scattered black? At least... it looks like the pattern in the hunting for morphs section. I am still new to identifying balls, but that would be my inexperienced input lol.