Re: High gold/yellow/normal?
So far as I know... "high gold" is just a descriptive term used to express a particular shade of coloring on a normal ball python. They have such variable colors within the "normal" range....even within the same snake, sometimes. A snake that is "high gold" as a juvi may brown out to more familiar colors as it ages.
Sorry, I don't have any links to back that up, though. Just my understanding of things as of now. ;)
Re: High gold/yellow/normal?
I see those as very loosely used terms to just help describe the overall look of an animal that is in the "normal" range, or is an unproven trait... unless the person says they have a particular line that throws those kinds of animals.