White Ball Pythons?

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Originally Posted by Jay Mechtly

Lesser Pied is by far the brightest white I have seen on a ball python.

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I agree, there is a small chance of pattern, but I've only seen like 2-3 so far.

As far as the blue eye versions go, super lesser is the most consistently white I have seen.

Spider pied (spied) often come out as completely white: "White Wedding"
http://roussisreptiles.com/our_colle...white-wedding/
I've seen them go for reasonable 'pet' prices too (below $1k)

I have a super fire who may also be pastel with very, very little pattern (you can see some yellow around his neck if you're reeeeally looking at it)

perhaps ivory-super-pastel-super-fire would make a white-white-white snake, but the cost would be ridiculous because it would be so valuable as a breeder!

(response to an earlier comment) Butter and lesser are allelic - combined, they also make a Blue eyed leucistic - just like mojave, honey (from outback) and phantom. Lesser and butter seem to change patterning enough that they're likely separate mutations, but they are definitely in the same gene.

Just like yellow belly, spark, gravel, and specter are allelic, but distinctly different - same gene, different mutations.

Lavender snows are white-silver and you still get cool patterns, but they're new on the market and double recessive, so rightfully pricey.