Morph aggression?

Are there certain Morph's out there that tend's to be more aggressive than others? I've heard pied's can be.

Only asking cause my spotnose needs some angry management classes and also plan on picking up a few more soon and my wife doesn't like my spotnose cause of that reason, so figure I ask if there is any morph that has a reputation of aggression?

My husband has asked this multiple times! We have a orange ghost (hypo) who was one mean mean ball!! At least she was until after we took her first clutch of eggs away. Now a days she is just fine. But the first two plus years were horrible.

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Originally Posted by jessica87

Are there certain Morph's out there that tend's to be more aggressive than others?

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Nope... Every snake has their own personality. The crazy ones chill out after a while. Although, the crazy ones are always the best ones :gj:

young male deserts seem to be very defensive....

It's just snake personality, not attributed to any morphs.

One thing that I've noticed with morphs is that anything with Spider in my experience is a solid eater. Any bp's I have that carry the Spider gene are generally my garbage disposals.

I had an Enchi who was mean as I don't what. Once I picked her up and got her out of her defensive mode she was fine. I then had a Lemon Blast who was so nice she refused to eat ft. I even at one point was like seriously? So I rubbed the heated rat on my hand and moved my hand across the tub and she never struck at it. She would only eat live.

Now with all the snakes I have, only one is defensive. I have a male Mahogany who the day I got him in nipped me a few times, no big deal. Then he was fine the next few days for about a week and now he's nippy again. No idea why, but it's just his personality. He's also the one that when I opened the tub he came launching right out and scared the crap out of me. You'd have to watch my feeding video to see that one though.

Now when I got him, he was a very shy eater. Fast forward to the feeding before 2/1/14 and he was still a shy eater. I would either have to leave the rat near him and close the tub or after dangling for awhile he would eat it slowly. Now on 2/1/14 he was ready to go.

The only snake I have left that isn't an aggressive feeder is my Lesser Pastel. I'm sure he'll get a more aggressive feeding response in a few more feedings, or at least I hope so. When I first got my LP, he was full of mites. After having him in QT for awhile and treating the mites using dual treatment(PAM & Reptile Relief) I've gotten rid of them. Though he had to go through the soakings in water and all of that I think that may be the reason he's not on the same level as my other ones, but that's just me speculating. I'm going to start recording all of my feedings, especially once I fix the tilt sensor thingy on my phone so I can put the phone sideways.

Actually, "supposedly" darker morphs were said to be more aggressive.

And all of my darker morphs(mojave/black pastel/etc) just happened to be aggressive. Probably a coincidence with the saying though.

my female pastel is mean as could be .. I got her from reptimart when I first got into this about a year ago .. I didn't even know about this site at that time .. anyways she was over 2 years old and was mean as hell.. I got her from the bag to tub fine after that everytime she seen me she struck .. got me 2 times one night .. and it wasn't like getting bit by a baby ill tell u that much lol ... anyway she kinda mellowed out over the months .. but the other night I pulled her tub out and was leaning over it and she struck at me hasn't did that in months .. good thing the top was on, anyways I think she is in her post shed so that could be y she is acting so aggressive again .. and she wont eat either .. so i believe those r 2 good signs .. not sure my 1st year paring

Its a per snake thing, just like a per person thing.

My het pied female is an aggressive girl. But my pied male is not aggressive at all he's probably the nicest one I have. I have a pastel lesser and he has his days I guess it's all about each individual snake.


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Its the individual animal not gene

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Originally Posted by satomi325

Actually, "supposedly" darker morphs were said to be more aggressive.

And all of my darker morphs(mojave/black pastel/etc) just happened to be aggressive. Probably a coincidence with the saying though.

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A racist in every crowd. LOL. JK

If you were to take a poll of all the Ball Python morphs in the hobby, not a single one of them would identify themselves as a morph...all they know is that they're Ball Pythons...

It's completely individual. I has a Pastel Lesser that is evil incarnate. Both it's clutch mates (both Pastel Lessers) are puppy dogs.

I have heard, that "darker morphs" are supposedly nastier. However, I think it is really just per snake. Like people have different personalities. My butter is a naughty word. And my albino is very sketchy. I think she is more afraid, than aggressive. My butter however, she's just something else...

I also have a bumblebee, who is the sweetest thing ever. And pastel lesser and enchi that are relaxed and very well behaved.

Luck of the draw...