What do you look for in a killer bee?

[Ball Clan]

I'm sure opinion will vary here, but in terms of what I like vs. what I may be able to afford, the perfect balance seems to be the killer bee. They are just amazing-looking snakes to me (second only to the fire bee which is out of the question at $1200+). I love the super pastel, and the bumblebee pattern pretty much goes without saying. I'll want to throw one of those to my pastel female, and also look to pick up a female fire at some point down the road.

I've seen several killer bees on Kingsnake that are just gorgeous, but I want to make sure I'm getting a nice yellow pastel gene in the mix since my current pastel is slightly sub-par. So if you were in the market for a killer bee, what features would pop out to you as a must-have?

[OctagonGecko729]

Bright white bald head, good contrasts between the black and yellow pigments, clean patterning with little freckling.

[Ball Clan]

Dumb question I suppose. :\

Just not much experience picking out the "good" ones. I guess I'll just go with what I find attractive.

What do you think of this guy I found on KS?

[Annarose15]

Bright white bald head, good contrasts between the black and yellow pigments, clean patterning with little freckling.

Only one disagreement here - anything super pastel will not have any true blacks.

OP - You want the most faded snake you can find, and patterning is all to taste. I like the more reduced spider patterns, but the bee you posted has a good look to it, too.

[Mike41793]

Dumb question I suppose. :\

Just not much experience picking out the "good" ones. I guess I'll just go with what I find attractive.

What do you think of this guy I found on KS?

Not a fan of it. I prefer no spots at all. Bright white/yellow glow to it

[DooLittle]

I would like to see a cleaner, less busy pattern, than that one, personally.

Wheres h00blah? He has a nice kb be could share.

Here is a thread with a pic of his.

http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showthread.php?p=2082455