What does reduced pattern mean in bps?

I see the term reduced a lot describing ball pythons I was wondering what this is all about.

Reduced pattern is a more cleaner Ball python. A reduced pattern doesnt have what I call, so many "ALIEN" eyes. A bunch of the circles you see on many Ball pythons are not sometimes seen on reduced. The brown golden bands are completly filled covering a full percentage of that area. I dont know If I painted a good picture and description of what is a reduced pattern bp. Hope that helps.

im picking up what your putting down. thanks a lot.

crisstyle21, you're right about the alien eyes, i never really noticed it until now. i always just assumed that my girl had extra cute eyes.

reduced pattern just looks cleaner, less splotches, and they're a little bit more expensive than 'normal' balls

Here are some of my reduced patterns. Lack of dark spot (alien eyes) in the side patterns)


http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e9...nzie/Mack9.jpg

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e9...aileeJune1.jpg

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e9...ophieJune6.jpg

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e9...BinidJune4.jpg

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e9...ierraJune1.jpg

Reduced/bandeds

Female01-http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j1...on/bpf3806.jpg
Female02-http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j1...on/bpf3106.jpg

Not reduced pattern:
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j1...G/102_2813.jpg

Hope the visual helps:)

thanks for all your info and pics, my girl is definitely not reduced.

Jason, those reduced females are really nice!!!! :D :sweeet:

K~

actually my girl is half and half. Her front half has the black spots and the back half is reduced.

Yeah, pretty much no spots in the brownish areas id the definition of a reduced bp.

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a11...9/DSCN2814.jpg

THis is my reduced bp. Notice the lack of spots?
I really like the cleaner look of reduced.