Near perfect Blackback with a twist!

I'm picky when it comes to my snakes. I have been looking for one this nice for a long time. I find this guy and snatch him up immediately despite being told it was a male. I get him home. Set up quarantine. Feed. He sheds. I weigh him. 600 grams. I try to pop him. No go. I think, wow this guy can hold it in good huh? I pull out the probes. 3 scales right side.. 3 scales left side.. Really? I better get some A&D ointment and check again. It must not be lubed enough.. One more time. 3 and 3.. Its a GIRL!!! I could not be happier! I think she is the most beautiful normal I have ever seen. Someday soon this girl is going to help me make whitebacks!

~Blackback Female~

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That is one sexy blackback. Grats on it being a girl too.

I had a similar thing happen with a pastel once. I bought it as a male for $95 and got home, popped and popped and then checked again the next day... Bam... It's a girl... WOOT! She was 400g. That was a STEAL!

Grats again! Good luck with her. :gj:

i really like seeing pics from your collection .. such great looking animals

She is gorgeous!

Sweet congrats :gj:

Wow! Now THAT'S a blackback!

Congrats on the new girl! ;)

congrats on snatching up a really nice blackback female.

Very nice!!! And how lucky that he is a she!!!

Is she genetic?

She's puuurrrdy :)

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Originally Posted by SlitherinSisters

Very nice!!! And how lucky that he is a she!!!

Is she genetic?

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Pattern is almost always "genetic" but I know what you mean.. I wont know until I breed her next year but I'm wiling to bet if put with another blackback, or whiteback albino, that I would get blackbacks out of it. Her pattern is the only reason I got her. Usually, when they are that complete, it does end up being a dominant trait so Im hopeful.

Very nice, Monica!

She is a hottie!!! Nice pick up :gj: :gj:

She is nice....she'd make one hot date for my blackback male, Gambit! :P
Don't mean to hijack ur thread, but I think he's abeauty too:
https://ball-pythons.net/gallery/fil...itcurledup.jpg

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She is nice....she'd make one hot date for my blackback male, Gambit! :P
Don't mean to hijack ur thread, but I think he's abeauty too:
https://ball-pythons.net/gallery/fil...itcurledup.jpg

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Tell ya what. Breed him to a whiteback or high white albino, I'll breed mine to a whiteback male, we can trade blackback hets and have whitebacks that much sooner! :D (Too many "backs" in one sentence LOL!)

great looking blackback:)

Beautiful blackback!! Stunning pics too, I like the 2nd and 3rd pics from the bottom.:)

Wow, she is a really pretty snake, that color contrast is sharp, will be nice to see how she ages.

Congrats. :gj:

Bruce

I have her BF, lol....I picked up a reduced pattern black back....Yours looks GREAT!!!!!:gj::gj:



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She is a looker. Very nice. :gj:

Oh she is amazing...congrats!!

YOU got to love them fancy classics.:D CONGRATS:D

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Pattern is almost always "genetic" but I know what you mean.. I wont know until I breed her next year but I'm wiling to bet if put with another blackback, or whiteback albino, that I would get blackbacks out of it. Her pattern is the only reason I got her. Usually, when they are that complete, it does end up being a dominant trait so Im hopeful.

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Sweet, good luck with her! I know there are some "genetic black backs" floating around out there, but I wasn't sure if was just a dominate trait through selective breeding, or an actual genetic mutation.

I got this guy from Robin. He's a really dark "black back" (technically a ph clown). I really wish I had a mojo girl to breed him to, I think he would make some pretty babies. By your standards he could quite possibly be genetic then?
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Very nice blackback girl! Congrats!

Congrats on your addition! I just love blackbacks.

She looks pretty awesome! Good luck with your plans for her!

Here is an updated pic taken today of this amazing girl. She is already over 1200 grams and may just breed this year. The guy I got her from was not sure of her age but I'm guessing she is an 07' or 08' and just wasn't being fed enough. She is an eating machine for sure.

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She looks awesome!!!!

That one should be called Purdue in my opinion.....that is dead on boilermaker colors lol...very nice

What's a whiteback??

Thats a gorgeous snake you got there, love the true black on her !!

Swalters... A whiteback is a proven genetic blackback albino.. In albinos the white areas are the darkest markings on a normal. So by breeding genetic blackbacks to albinos and then breeding the blackback hets together or back to a parent you can produce whiteback albinos.

This looks even better with the Lavender albinos. Purplebacks!

This is a future project of mine once I prove whether or not this female will reproduce this pattern. You can also incorporate them into other morphs where a blackback pattern is preferred. Like cinnamon, calico, etc.