Snakes and Stones

Photo #352
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BP is a 66% Het for Clown and Lavender Albino.
Stone is a piece of blue agate from the Southwest USA.

Photo #353
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A piece of Beryl (from NH) with a 66% Het Clown/Lavender Albino ball python.

If you compare the two snakes from both #352 and #353 you will notice they look very different.
I'm fairly certain that the snake above (#353) is Heterozygous for both genes. :)

Photo #354
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BP is a 66% Het Clown/Lavender Albino. The stone is an asbestos-type rock that has been tumbled/'polished'.
I test different asbestos deposits in my region to find out if any of them tumble well...they do not...

Photo #355
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Some local granite with a 66% possible Het for both Clown and Lavender Albino.

Fun fact: I went to an operational granite quarry a few years ago in Vermont, USA.
Even with a $100K diamond blade finish saw and the most advanced industrial tech-the polish on *some* of my granite pieces rivals theirs. :)

Photo #356
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Brazilian Agate with a 66% Het Clown/Lavender Albino Ball Python.

In 2023 I crossed a Highway (Gravel/YB) x Spider/YB female. I produced three ivory ball pythons (two of them with the spider gene). I missed the highway morph, but, I couldn't complain with three ivories from an average sized clutch.

2024 I have the same cross and a clutch of 5 eggs. Two eggs have already hatched (shown below).
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I couldn't complain last year, but, if I get no Highways and a statistically unlikely amount of Ivories this year again...I'm definitely going to consider it! ;)

Correction: 6 eggs in Clutch #3, and it appears I don't need to curse the odds gods this year...they were as expected. :)
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Those are some very nice snakes and beautiful stones Sorrill.

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Originally Posted by EL-Ziggy

Those are some very nice snakes and beautiful stones Sorrill.

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Thanks! I think it is going to be tough for me to pick which snakes to hold back this year...I have project goals, but, I also think some morphs that I have not seen yet-may be interesting.

Just like choosing an ice cream flavor...do I pick one I know I will like...or do I try a new one and find out if I like it more?...decisions decisions...:)
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Keep them all, build a bigger house...:rofl: