Rescue Ball Python - Classic or Fire or something else?

Hello All,

I acquired this male Ball Python as a rescue animal about 8 months ago. The previous owner wasn't knowledgeable at all and couldn't provide me with its morph info. The animal had a severe fracture on its lower jaw and also had a bad mouth infection. I have since had its infection completely cured and its lower chin is looking almost normal with a minor bump. He is doing and eating and shedding perfectly.

TLDR; what is the morph of this Ball Python?

Thanks in advance.

https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...hStMLr.jpg%3F1

Well you probably know that you can get some really bright normals but that one takes the biscuit if it is a normal :)

My guess would be a Fire .

Come on guys. I'm curious about this one. I am adding fire to my collection as we speak and I need to learn how to identify these guys. I do not see fire in this animal by looking at my single example. The blacks look too black and the head blushing seems off to be fire, but I don't think it is a normal. Those of you that work with fire please let me know why my guess is ??wrong??.

I'd be leaning more towards a really bright normal. I don't see the classic fire headstamp in that animal, at least not in that pic.

In my amateur opinion, I don't see fire. The blushing on the head just doesn't seem to be there.

Thanks guys. At least I am not on crack with it not being fire. It is extremely bright, reduced pattern, nice blushing on the back, and a little banding. I would love to see the belly on that animal. Even if it is a normal it is an animal I would like to own.

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Originally Posted by JodanOrNoDan

Thanks guys. At least I am not on crack with it not being fire. It is extremely bright, reduced pattern, nice blushing on the back, and a little banding. I would love to see the belly on that animal. Even if it is a normal it is an animal I would like to own.

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Agreed, I have a normal girl who looks kind of like this one and I have no desire to sell her ever... Gotta love a nice normal girl.


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Thank you for all the posts. Here is a pic of when I first brought him home, poor guy. You can see the head pattern better here maybe?

https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...SmO0G5.jpg%3F1

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Originally Posted by amok

Thank you for all the posts. Here is a pic of when I first brought him home, poor guy. You can see the head pattern better here maybe?

https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...SmO0G5.jpg%3F1

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Looks normal to me. Reminds me a lot of my girl :)


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Yeah, after seeing the newer pic, I don't see the fire. I do see an awesome animal though...

...AND GOOD ON YOU FOR RESCUING AND REHABILITATING THIS SNAKE WHO IS LUCKY TO HAVE FOUND YOU!!!!