New Morph?

I was wondering what you guys think about this interesting ball python i am getting dec.3rd. His mother is a bit different than a regular striped ball python and she was ch from africa. He looks a bit more whacked out than his mother and he was the only one in the clutch that resembles his mom:D .

Here He Is


http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a1...stingmale1.jpg

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a1...estingmale.jpg

I was wondering what you guys think of him and if you guys think he could be part of a new morph?

Thanks in advance

woah. That pattern is insane. All the blotchet are irregular and wacked out in shape and placement.

I would hope that would be genetic becuase it looks quite nice.

As for if its genetic or not. I dunno.

Well , the breeder i am aquiring him from has no gurantee but it deffiniately has a big chance of being genetic because his mom has a gold strpe. He says it also could be that the eggs were incubated at a different temp but he really doesnt think so because they are in the same incubator.

Nobody come on i know there are some peeps here that know more about genetics than me

i think it's just non-genetic but looks cool. you could try to prove it out if you want too

I wonder why it would be non genetic i mean its mom has a nice stripe and reduced pattern...I have to think

snunior.....this is a good read: http://ballpython.com/page.php?topic=makemorph

I have read that before and i know all about genetics and i also know there are people that know more than me but i think he is genetic because he resembles his mom. Im thinking it could be a co dom trait because he is the only one in the clutch that looked like that and the sibs arent ready to breed yet so we cant tell if hes co dom or simple recessive

Every year stuff similar to that comes in from Africa. If you have a chance to pick through the importers bins you see all kinds of odd balls. They are almost never consistently reproducible, but are still very nice to look at.

-adam

that things sick how much r u buying it for?

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Originally Posted by PCherper

that things sick how much r u buying it for?

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How can you tell its sick by looking at it? :confuse:

maybe he mean't "sick" as in Awesome

You know like that trick was SiCk!

Not he is sick and is currently in the hospital.

lol yes he meant he is awesome.... and this guy is not from africa his mother is.... The other two on the other thread are from africa

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and this guy is not from africa his mother is

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If the breeder says he's not, than I'm sure he isn't.

But my point was that there are many animals that are produced (either in "captivity" or in the wild) that have aberrant patterns and even some that look very similar to the animal pictured and in almost every single case they do not turn out to be consistently reproducible.

Just because it looks different, it does not mean it's a morph. Ball pythons are highly variable.

-adam

that ball all most look like a arlekin, if im not mistaken?

Can you post a belly shot?

morph or not, that is a great buy. he has great coloring, his patterns look almost warped. u cud definitely try breeding him

The breeder is not sure if its genetic or not he is still breeding the mom to see if anymore odd balls pop out. I am not buying him because he could be genetic thats just an addition. I am buying him because his patterning is AWESOME.
Thanks, Jesse

reaLLY THE SNAKE IS COOL BUT IT'S JUST A REGULAR BUT VERY PREttY BP.

Hope u dont mind but i lifted the pic and posted it on a UK site and everyone me included think it is stunning! has to be one of the nicest normals we have ever seen! If anything else comes from it its a pure bonus!

That is a good looking snake...definitely a keeper!

Good luck with him.

Keep looking through those imports and find others like it to breed with. Even if it's a locality, better to continue the look and have it be your own. Kind of like those striped kingsnakes. Gorgeous animal, btw!
And I'm reading a lot of negative Nancys... geez. Let there be hope.

Yes let there be hope.
Next year i will be breading him to either an aberant striped ball python or a nice normal.

Dinker...

Even if its not genetic its a hot little snake and your never know what it might do for other projects..Good luck

Very nice. Could be a harlequin (which is genetic).

Breed it and see what happens.
Definitely worth getting IMO.

Ummmm....guys....this thread is like a eighteen months old! How the heck did it get dredged back up? :P

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Ummmm....guys....this thread is like a eighteen months old! How the heck did it get dredged back up? :P

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I saw that too. Maybe they're hoping for an update? :-P

No I have three monitors here at work and I have BP. net up on two I was looking at the wahave male thread and this one and replied to the wrong one... LOL