Oh wow, did you guys see the Super Gravel?!

Here's the WOBP link:
http://www.worldofballpythons.com/morphs/super-gravel/

Definitely not what I was expecting! For those who don't know, the gravel x yellowbelly creates the "highway". I thought the super gravel would look like a highway, much like the super spector looks like a superstripe :O.... VERY cool. Man these YB complex morphs are crazy cool :bow::bow:..

Thats wicked!

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I need to get my hands on one of those, that is awesome!

Thats sick looking!

Sexy! It almost looks like a carpet python

:O
Holy mother of awesomesauce Batman! :tongue2:

That thing is amazing.

What in the world?!?! I definitely didn't expect this considering the super specter looked super stripe-ish and the super spark looked puma-ish. It looks different (and better) than what I imagined it would.

Didn't see that coming :O

Want!!! :o

Now that.....is really cool

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WHOA that's nuts. How can ball python genetics be this cool?! Man I need to start getting into yb complexes. Thanks for showing us!

Wow that is really cool!

That will be fun to see worked into other morphs.

Looks like a ball python wearing a carpet python skin! That's crazy!!

:O:confusd::O:O:D:gj:

Anyone have a picture of a regular Gravel? I can't seem to find one. Just curious, because I haven't heard of that morph until now, and I'm not finding a pic on WoBP.

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Sexy! It almost looks like a carpet python

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That's funny, my first thought was that it looked "carpety" lol.

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Love the colors of it :) and the pattern. Not at all what I expected either


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Originally Posted by SaintTawny

Anyone have a picture of a regular Gravel? I can't seem to find one. Just curious, because I haven't heard of that morph until now, and I'm not finding a pic on WoBP.

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http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/foru...ghlight=gravel

Thats pretty rad. I dont even know what the gravel ball python looks like.

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Originally Posted by SeeTheCityLights

Sexy! It almost looks like a carpet python

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Yea a carpet or an angolan. Sorta has the pattern of both.

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Originally Posted by jball1125

http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/foru...ghlight=gravel

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Not sure that ad makes much sense regarding the genetics of the gravel. Super gravel is sweet though. Last I heard it was very difficult to identify a gravel looks like someone figured it out.

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Originally Posted by SaintTawny

Anyone have a picture of a regular Gravel? I can't seem to find one. Just curious, because I haven't heard of that morph until now, and I'm not finding a pic on WoBP.

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Apparently the person who produced the gravels couldnt tell them apart from YBs or normals so he didnt sell any of them. Probably why you don't see much gravel stuff

i'm just going on memory here.. but i remember seeing a "bonfire" morph, from NERD i think, in a white plains picture thread. i think i remember the pattern being very similar. found the thread but the pictures were taken down.

Just to clarify the Gravel gene a little bit....

The "Highway" ball python was produced by coincidence from what was believed to be a CH imported YB to another YB in attempt to make ivories. Instead, out popped the first highway which was named by Susan, the manager at The Animal Company owned by Bill Brant.

The "Het Highway" was coined "Gravel" by Bill as a new name to match the naming schemes like the Spark and Specter and remove the "Het" name.

Now, a Gravel (Het Highway) looks like a YB like I previously stated, so when you breed a "Highway" to a normal you get Yellow Bellies and Gravels (Het Highways) because the highway is a homozygous (allelic combo) in the YB complex. Problem being is they look very similar so the sale of Gravels from Highways hasn't been possible with any kind of guarantee, so it simply hasn't happened. By proving out Gravels by breeding them to YB's to make Highways, then guarantees the genetics of Gravels in future breedings. There are some markers that are noticeably different on Gravels than YB's, however it's not "full proof" proven at this point.

The explanation of the Gravel (Het Highway) in the fauna ads is completely inaccurate. A Het Highway is a Gravel, and at this point PH reptiles has not even produced a highway to anyone's knowledge. I really have no idea what they are even trying to say? This Super Gravel is the product of combining two Gravels (Het Highways) together.

and I must say the result is extraordinary!! Congrats to Bill and The Animal Company.

That is an incredible animal. Would love to see it in real life. i suspect pictures dont do it justice.

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The explanation of the Gravel (Het Highway) in the fauna ads is completely inaccurate. A Het Highway is a Gravel, and at this point PH reptiles has not even produced a highway to anyone's knowledge. I really have no idea what they are even trying to say? This Super Gravel is the product of combining two Gravels (Het Highways) together.

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Yeah, I saw their controversial post on the "Original HGW" and the nonsense that went on afterwards. I just ignore their ad :P.

My first thought! :D

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Thats nice now put the color of a copperhead snake on that and we have the copperhead morph

Wow, that is a cool looking snake.

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http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/foru...ghlight=gravel

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Don't be fooled by these pics,this is not what they look like.

Shane

That's HOT!

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Don't be fooled by these pics,this is not what they look like.

Shane

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I agree, those pics are probably a spider yellowbelly :gj:

neeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeed:D:D:D:D:D:D

Shane, have you not posted pics of gravels anywhere? I'd be interested in seeing the look of them vs. YB, and what markers might make them distinguishable from YB. I'd love to see what a gravel x spark does.

BTW, that super gravel is insanely cool!

Looks like a dark, banded highway. Very cool! Someone needs to throw some Enchi or OD into that.

Nights of Columbus ( Ron Burgandy voice)

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I love the one that was produced by Exotic's by nature.

Very cool, almost looks like an Angolan python.

Insane Just Insane...

The pattern reminds me of an Angolan python

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Shane, have you not posted pics of gravels anywhere? I'd be interested in seeing the look of them vs. YB, and what markers might make them distinguishable from YB. I'd love to see what a gravel x spark does.

BTW, that super gravel is insanely cool!

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I have posted pics, if you google Gravel there is a pic of my adult female. Here she is,
http://gallery.pethobbyist.com/data/...le_002-med.JPG


Thanks Shane
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More gravel pics, please!!!