identifying spotnose in leopards

I know one of the tell tale signs for spotnose if the light marker on the head.. but would leopard mask that? just purchased what was marketed as super pastel leopard..but looks more like a leopard spotnose to me. super busy pattern. parents to offspring dont offer any clues either, was pastel het clown to a pastel leopard het clown.

There is a big color difference between a super pastel leopard and a leopard spotnose.

Well lighted photos are helpful.

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Originally Posted by Lord Sorril

There is a big color difference between a super pastel leopard and a leopard spotnose.

Well lighted photos are helpful.

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here is the only pic i have right now... back and blushing on sides says super pastel, but head dosent look washed out like i would expect from super pastel. but pattern.. spotnose maybe?

https://imgur.com/gallery/OK3y0fe

https://imgur.com/gallery/OK3y0fe

That's not a very blushed super pastel, especially on the head. Mot too sure on IDing these genes, but here's a good picture of my pastel leopard mojave if anyone wants as a reference.

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...33f132a8e7.jpg
Only pic I have with good light so far, so she is a bit dull for a shed here. Mostly the brown and yellow is a bit brighter, but the blushing is on the same scale here as when she is out of shed.

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yeah, the head dosent say super pastel, but usually dont get blushing on the back like that without it.

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Originally Posted by snakebyt

yeah, the head dosent say super pastel, but usually dont get blushing on the back like that without it.

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Yeah, though I don't think it is fully unique to supers depending on the mix. Mine is not a super and still has it up the back all over. I just figured I'd toss her pic out to see if it helps anyone out as a comparison.

Really no idea how to ID spotnose nor if it would reduce the blushing like that, so it's still possibly anything, lol.

Hope someone familiar with them chimes in..

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To my eyes: Pastel Leopard +1 gene (guessing het Clown - to make the patterning)

1. not a Spotnose. no headstamp and well, no spotted nose Lol. they usually appear on both the left and right side of the snoot.

2. that pairing doesn't have Spotnose and doesn't make a Spotnose. (unless your breeder was really, really bad at ID'ing and u are much better than them).

No spotnose. Excellent leopard pastel

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Not seeing Spotnose

http://www.worldofballpythons.com/mo...-super-pastel/

http://www.worldofballpythons.com/mo...-super-pastel/

thanks for all the responses.. was just curious with such a busy pattern..