2008 Super Special...

I had to dig out photos from an old crashed computer, and I came across these. It has been awhile since I have seen the Super Special, and I forgot how gorgeous he really is!:gj: Hopefully I produce a couple this year!
Tom Baker
http://i552.photobucket.com/albums/j...g?t=1269024175
http://i552.photobucket.com/albums/j...g?t=1269024148
http://i552.photobucket.com/albums/j...g?t=1269024203
http://i552.photobucket.com/albums/j...g?t=1269024226
Super Special with Pastel Super Special...
http://i552.photobucket.com/albums/j...g?t=1269024111

Wow Tom very cool looking!!!how do they mature??

They are very nice.

Beautiful animals Tom! Hopefully you get a whole bunch more of them this year!

They are sweet looking :gj:

Damn he lives!!!!!!


Seriously Baker....

That be one hot snake....

When are you gonna tell everyone that you named these snakes after Big Gunns???? Well Tommy? BG wants his credit.:D

They're not quite as good looking though, but BG will continue to allow you to name them after him. Super special.:D

really, really nice looking super speacials

wow those really are almost as ridiculously good looking as BG :bow:

what is a special?? pics? wutr the genetics? ive never heard of a "Special" let alone a "super spec"

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Originally Posted by h00blah

wow those really are almost as ridiculously good looking as BG :bow:

what is a special?? pics? wutr the genetics? ive never heard of a "Special" let alone a "super spec"

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You're lucky you added "almost".:D

Incredible!!!

what a great looking animal... i want

stunning!

perfect name for that.....it is super special!!:P

Wow thats a good looking snake. What in the world is it???

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Originally Posted by Freakie_frog

Wow Tom very cool looking!!!how do they mature??

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Hey Tom, I was thiking the same thing. Its been 2 years, whats the badboy look like now?

I think Anthony McCain has him if memory serves me. Tom would LOVE to be able to take photos --no doubt. For me, it is a close call between the Super Special and Crystal.

I hope to make a Crystal or 2 along with a few other Special combos this year. So much yet to be done with the gene!!! Great animals Tom!!! :bow::bow::bow: Inspiring !!!

Gorgeous animals Tom!

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I hope to make a Crystal or 2 along with a few other Special combos this year. So much yet to be done with the gene!!!

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Bill, when can we expect a Caramel Crystal? ;)

Wow absolutely incredible
:gj:

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Originally Posted by RegiusCo

Gorgeous animals Tom!

Bill, when can we expect a Caramel Crystal? ;)

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As you know Marc, getting a recessive mixed with a codom from scratch takes time -- and some luck with gender and odds. A combo I have in the works for sure.

The straightest line between point A and B will be my 4 09 Caramel Mojave girls that are at least 18-24 months away from breeding age/size. All are feeding well at the moment. I will almost certainly have a 2 or 3 gene Special combo by that time. Might try to make a Special Het Caramel next season to pair with the Caramel Mojaves in 2012???

Long-winded response to which the short answer is 2012 would be the earliest Caramel Crystal from me Marc. :cool:

Someone else might make it first. :snake: I need to follow suit of many more experienced breeders and keep projects on the down-low I suppose??? :confused:

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Someone else might make it first. I need to follow suit of many more experienced breeders and keep projects on the down-low I suppose???

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I hear you Bill, good thing is nobody will remember this post in a couple days! :)

I have always loved the Crystal but I must say the super special is breathtaking as well :bow::bow::bow:

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Originally Posted by RegiusCo

I hear you Bill, good thing is nobody will remember this post in a couple days! :)

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Truth be told Marc, with all the people getting out OR steering clear of Caramels AND there being very few Specials out there -- I highly doubt few breeders have the ingredients to produce said combo. :salute:

Thanks alot everyone! The Super Special is a gorgeous little bugger! I'm glad to see people stoked on him! :)
Raul and Freakie Frog,
I would love to take photos of this guy, but he is in the hands of Anthony Mccain who takes horrible photos!:P He said that the orange has faded a little and that the head markings are still lookiing good! (you can actually see a pic of me in the head... some say Jesus, but if you look close, you can see the goatee braids! heheh).;)
Hooblah and Ozark Mountain Balls,
This is a Super Special that can be produced from Special to Special breeding. The Special was founded when I bred a Mojave to a somewhat normal female and produced a Crystal. I produced the Super Special by breeding a Pastel Crystal to a Special. There is also another highlighter gene involved with the project that is described here...
Epic Story
http://www.ball-pythons.net/forums/s...highlight=Epic
Couple of different Epic crosses
http://www.ball-pythons.net/forums/s...highlight=Epic
http://www.ball-pythons.net/forums/s...highlight=Epic

Epic Pastel Crystal
http://i552.photobucket.com/albums/j...g?t=1269353281
Special
http://i552.photobucket.com/albums/j...g?t=1269353422

Bill,
A Caramel Crystal would probably be insane!:gj: Your right about some people being turned off from the Caramels though. Years ago I was in Santa Cruz when Steve Weisman was showing me some Caramels in the egg (he was very excited about them). By the time I got home they had crawled out of the egg and were so badly disfigured that he had to put them all down! That more or less made up my mind. Having said that, the Caramel Mojave is BADASS!!!!!:bow:
Big Gumms,
I've always thought you were Super Special! :P

LAWL @ Big Gumms.

Oh my gosh I LOVE super specials! What an amazing snake!!!

That one ranks right up there with my all time favorite snake, the super paradox sulfur. I think that's what it's called :confused: