identifying yellow bellies?

what are the major ways to tell a yellow belly. iv seen lots of pics of normals and yellow bells and have a hard time seeing a differences???:confused:

This may be of some help:

http://www.ball-pythons.net/forums/s...ad.php?t=45579

If someone is offering you a Yellow Belly that you have to ask "is this a Yellow Belly" I'd take a pass on it. When you see the good stuff, you'll KNOW it's a Yellow Belly.

Here's what the good stuff looks like.

http://photos.imageevent.com/corners...e/Dscf2866.jpg

http://photos.imageevent.com/corners...e/Dscf2864.jpg

http://photos.imageevent.com/corners...male%203_2.jpg

http://photos.imageevent.com/corners...male%203_1.jpg

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Originally Posted by Louis Kirkland

http://photos.imageevent.com/corners...e/Dscf2866.jpg

http://photos.imageevent.com/corners...e/Dscf2864.jpg

http://photos.imageevent.com/corners...male%203_2.jpg

http://photos.imageevent.com/corners...male%203_1.jpg

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Great looking YBs and post LK :gj:

790
105

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Originally Posted by SansCera

Great looking YBs and post LK :gj:

790
105

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Thanks!!! http://photos.imageevent.com/corners...te/thanks3.gif

Those are old pics and both animals have grown considerably since they were taken. I will say that if memory serves me right, you are VERY close on those weights. http://photos.imageevent.com/corners...vate/bravo.gif

WELL!The name is yellow belly!It got a Yellow Belly.Yellow bellyxYellow Belly=Ivory:cool:

I was shown this guide by a friend on how to tell a YB from a normal when first researching BP morphs. I also found that when I was shown a normal next to a yellowbelly at a reptile show in person, it became very clear.

i had a look at that guide, and few things are puzzling me, it says about the spot on the head, my normal has that:
http://i601.photobucket.com/albums/t...DSCF1948-1.jpg

heres his belly
http://i601.photobucket.com/albums/t...y/DSCF1950.jpg

side and belly
http://i601.photobucket.com/albums/t...y/DSCF1951.jpg

body shot
http://i601.photobucket.com/albums/t...y/DSCF1955.jpg

i now he is not a yb, not that i now, as he was sold to me as a normal het pied

Although not an expert on identifying morphs, I have a yellow belly, and that coupled with the guide, your snake does not have enough flames (needs to be between almost every "alien") and not enough back blushing (ybs will run all the way from belly to black with the blushing from the flames). I would not be able to wager any opinion on the belly diffs as the speckling varies from snake to snake, but mine has a very wide and clear ivory colored belly with a few faint yellow patches and a much smaller speckling pattern than yours.