What the heck are these?

I'm a ball python person, therefore I have no idea what I got in trade. I took them because they looked visually appealing to me.

Any idea what they are?

Here they are as a pair:
http://www.projectpython.com/images/pair.jpg

Here is the one with a sort of reduced pattern:
http://www.projectpython.com/images/single.jpg

Thanks,
Brandon

Your brother Chuck would know.:rofl:

They're hypo boas.

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Originally Posted by Big Gunns

Your brother Chuck would know.:rofl:

They're hypo boas.

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Haha, chuck, chuck, chuck.

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Originally Posted by Big Gunns

Your brother Chuck would know.:rofl:

They're hypo boas.

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Is there a difference between hypo boas and pastel boas, or are they one and the same?

There absolutely is, hypo is a codom genetic trait, and pastel is more of a description, like you'd say that you have a "reduced pattern" ball python. It's not NECESSARILY genetic, but definitely can be passed on to some degree. There are some lines of distinct pastel-looking boas out there, that being said, but it's not codominant like hypo, for sure. Your pair is gorgeous!

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Originally Posted by BrandonsBalls

Is there a difference between hypo boas and pastel boas, or are they one and the same?

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theres a very big difference :)

Pastels are selectively bred for the coloration and clean-ness
I think the term would be, polygenic?

Hypos are a co-dom trait.

The one with the really skinny saddles looks like a possible Super hypo... you'd have to breed and prove it out though.

The top one would be a Possible Super Hypo.

But both are for SURE Hypos.