Snakes and Stones Pr. 2

Photo #568
https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...ked_cldjij.jpg
BP = Pastel/Het Piebald/Het VPI Axanthic/50% Pos. Het Hypo
Stones are assorted...but mostly feldspar and quartzite with a few agates and jasper.
Snake closeup:
https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...ted_sjp5d2.jpg

Breeders Note: I had mentioned previously that my Axanthic female that successfully laid a clutch in 2025 was not gaining weight so I had removed her from breeding this year. She was still eating but losing weight simultaneously. Last week her body condition crashed and she seemed to be in considerable pain and I euthanized her. Upon necropsy she had a textbook metastatic cancerous growth on her liver. Given the number of ball pythons I maintain...I'm actually kind of surprised that I don't see this more often. It still gets me down, but I'm glad it is not something contagious....

Sorry for your loss- but as you said, at least it wasn't anything contagious. "Stuff happens"- that's life. :(

Photo #569
https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...ked_r8yyow.jpg
BP = Banana/Het Clown/50% Het Hypo, Stone = Brazilian Agate
You can see the first black banana speckle forming on the lower right of the snake. :)

Photo #570
https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...ked_inyija.jpg
This BP is a bit tricky for ID.
The parents were: Pastel/VPI Axanthic/Orange Ghost/Possible YB x Het Tri-Stripe
I don't see enough to call her Pastel, but, I definitely see Pastel markers.
I also don't see enough markers to confidently say she is Het Tri-Stripe.
I marked the cage card as 50% Het Tri-Stripe/100% Het VPI Axanthic/100% Het OG. I will go with that for now-until she gets proof bred. :)

The stone is an interesting piece of granite I took from the CT river with small black spotted inclusions of some type of mineral (could be one of 20 different possibilities).

Breeders Note: My young Special/Het Monsoon male ball python appears to be locking with several clown females I have set aside. Meanwhile my 5 year old Super Blade/Het Clown/Het Lav Albino male which is being crossed with 16 females does not seem to be doing anything...lololol. I might make a supervised 'fight' between him and another non-breeding male soon to see if I can kick-start their mating instincts...

Photo #571
https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...ked_hbhctm.jpg
BP = Mojave/Het Gravel or YB/Het Hypo
The stone is a piece of agate from Nevada, USA.
The stone looks a bit 'messy' in the image, but, is actually mirror polished. :)
Here are some alternate pics:
https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...ked_gzmagx.jpg
https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...ked_znwztg.jpg

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Originally Posted by Lord Sorril

The stone is a piece of agate from Nevada, USA.
The stone looks a bit 'messy' in the image, but, is actually mirror polished. :)

https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...ked_znwztg.jpg

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Cool rock.:cool:

Found this stone in a new box of tumbling rough I opened (I have dozens of sealed boxes I haven't looked at yet lol).
The stone is not nice enough that I will keep it as a specimen, but I wanted to photograph it before I break it up.
I don't know the origin or type of stone. The pattern in the center looks like something from a Thunderegg...:)
https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...ked_acqm1u.jpg
The BP is the Black Pastel/Piebald from Photo #546.

I like how the snake's head matches the color of the center of the stone...:cool:

Photo #572
https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...ked_scc143.jpg
BP = Hidden Gene Woma/Lesser/100% Het Lavender Albino, with assorted stones. :)

+Random Daffodil Photo with my GHI/Lesser/Fire from Photo #449
https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...ked_bprgji.jpg4

Photo #573
https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...ked_xylzgu.jpg
BP = Orange Dream/Het VPI Axanthic + Orange Ghost
Stones are pretty bland, but very common for granite in my area of MA, USA. :)