Naming Morphs

I have to admit that the common moniker "royal" python used in Europe sounds more elegant and beautiful than "hi, i'm skeered and coiling up into a ball" python, hehe...=)

Another question to add to this is :

If someone advertises their snake as say "2006 male 100% Het. Albino Ball Pythons"

What exactly does that mean? Does that mean there is a 100% chance to get an albino out of the breeding of it, and how do you tell what percentage het your snake is?

http://www.ballpythons.ca/genetics.html

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Originally Posted by DownSouthDragons

Another question to add to this is :

If someone advertises their snake as say "2006 male 100% Het. Albino Ball Pythons"

What exactly does that mean? Does that mean there is a 100% chance to get an albino out of the breeding of it, and how do you tell what percentage het your snake is?

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I'm gonna save you the trouble of looking at that link...

There is no percentage of being a heterozygous animal. Either they are, or they're not. the percentages you see are only the odds that the animal you bought IS het, not how het he is.

a 100% het albino male has a 100% chance of being het for albino. It is guaranteed, basically. If you breed that to a het albino, or homozygous albino female, odds are that you'll get a least a few albino babies.

a 50% het albino male has a 50% change of being het for albino. You've got a 50/50 shot that he is or isn't. If you breed your 50% het male to a 100% het albino female or a homo albino female, you'll most likely either prove that he is het albino or not. The odds might not be in your favor, though, so a second season may be necessary.

You will, however, never have a 50% albino, even if it would be cool to see.