Tinley Pics - scaleless ball python

I'm sure everyone's been sharing pics of that famous scale less ball python, but here's a couple of our own :)

Loren (the owner of LLL) taking some time to admire it
http://lllreptile.com/load-image/Sto...ge/image/10980

A bit up close - it was a really neat animal.
http://lllreptile.com/load-image/Sto...ge/image/10981

Hope everyone who went had a great time!! We sure did :)

-Jen

I wish i was able to touch it.

You should check out pics of scaleless death adder

The scaleless BP was definitely cool. Not sure if I would ever try to obtain one, but was very interesting.

Jen were you one of the Blonds working the LLL booth?

I kinda wish I would have stuck around when they got it out for pics. Almost looks fake, even in person.

Cool,but what's a snake that scaleless??? Snakes should have scales,not a fan of this. But to each there own,still a pretty snake

Yeah I think its cool but I'm not a fan.

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Originally Posted by NYHC4LIFE8899

Cool,but what's a snake that scaleless??? Snakes should have scales,not a fan of this. But to each there own,still a pretty snake

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People should have hair, yet they go bald anyway. Shoot, some people even shave it off!

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Originally Posted by pythonminion

People should have hair, yet they go bald anyway. Shoot, some people even shave it off!

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I get what you are saying, but I really don't think hair and scales compare.

I think it's pretty neat. It looks kind of hypo too. It would be interesting to produce a hypo scaleless to see if it looked any different. I've always wondered if hypos look the way they do because they're just missing the pigments in their scales or if it goes deeper then that.

Yep, I was the one with a full head of hair. :) And probably a camera in hand, depending on when you walked by the booth.

The scaleless was a normal ball, the only unusual trait it had was the lack of scales. Super curious to see how it mixes into morphs!

Scaleless snakes, hairless dogs and cats... it's a genetic hiccup that we're selectively breeding for. Are white snakes natural? No. Are 90% of the morphs we create "natural"? Not at all! Everyone has preferences, this is true, and the scaleless snakes aren't for everyone. Brian's been making scaleless rat snakes for a while now, and as neat as those are, they're also not for everyone.

The scaleless balls are SUPER, super neat - so soft and smooth! They still had a few scales along the back, and they had eye caps (one person on our facebook posted a concern that they were lacking in protection over their eyes). Much like a silkie bearded dragon, or hairless cat or dog, these are animals that will require extra care and attention to thrive as they are lacking the usual "coating"...but they're not some horrible abomination. They're just not for everyone.

-Jen

I'm surprised they brought this to the show and let it out of the case. Cool stuff though.

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Originally Posted by LLLReptile

Yep, I was the one with a full head of hair. :) And probably a camera in hand, depending on when you walked by the booth.

The scaleless was a normal ball, the only unusual trait it had was the lack of scales. Super curious to see how it mixes into morphs!

Scaleless snakes, hairless dogs and cats... it's a genetic hiccup that we're selectively breeding for. Are white snakes natural? No. Are 90% of the morphs we create "natural"? Not at all! Everyone has preferences, this is true, and the scaleless snakes aren't for everyone. Brian's been making scaleless rat snakes for a while now, and as neat as those are, they're also not for everyone.

The scaleless balls are SUPER, super neat - so soft and smooth! They still had a few scales along the back, and they had eye caps (one person on our facebook posted a concern that they were lacking in protection over their eyes). Much like a silkie bearded dragon, or hairless cat or dog, these are animals that will require extra care and attention to thrive as they are lacking the usual "coating"...but they're not some horrible abomination. They're just not for everyone.

-Jen

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Very well put. Totally agree and couldn't have said it better. As long as it CAN live in captivity, its owner needs only understand and meet the animal's needs, and it is then no different from any of the aforementioned genetic animals. In fact, that's no different from ANY captive-bred animal, period, if you look at it that way. For some, not others. I personally find them interesting, but not sure if I'd own one or not. I want to wait and see how they do, and what (if any) special needs they may have.