Beautiful black & white.

I was at a truely great dilema. I went to petco to get some supplies (I don't buy animals from them.) In the ball python enclosure, there were three normal juveniles and one Adult (probably 3.5 feet long) black/grey/white no brown whatsoever.

I saw this and I said WOW that is one EXPENSIVE snake. I am sure that they had no idea what they had in the display. I made a joke to the store guy that the big one might eat one of the smaller ones. The guy did not even acknowledge that I was there.

I cannot afford another snake at this time, but man was that snake beautiful!!!!!

I really wanted to buy it!

Ask what price it is - if it's the same price as the others or even within striking distance I'd "rescue" it so fast the guys cash register would have friction burns.


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Take a quick picture and we can see if it is Axanthic or not..

Or buy it :)

if the snake clearly stands out, black and white,i'm pretty sure that's axanthic, and it's priced at 80 dollars, i'd buy it

I went to go look for it... There was nothing there...

HUH Heather... :confuzd:
You live in CA and she lives in NY, unless you are now in NY and went looking for that snake....

Okay I'm confused!

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You live in CA and she lives in NY, unless you are now in NY and went looking for that snake....

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lol, i'm slightly amused :)

I'd say that it is highly unlikely that an adult axanthic is sitting for sale at a pet store.

Me too, unless that breeder was on something when he sold the snakes to that pet store!

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Originally Posted by elevatethis

I'd say that it is highly unlikely that an adult axanthic is sitting for sale at a pet store.

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Me too, but what could explain that type of coloring.

As for me being in New York, I was there for the holiday, and it just so happened I was in the vicinity of Yonkers. (Family out there, you know?)

I was about 10 minutes away, went and checked it out, and there was nothing there but an empty cage and next to that some tiny baby normal balls. But they had a ton of adorable ferrets!

I actually just got back today from New York..

I was seriously thinking about driving one and a half hours to check it out. Of course I would have called first.

Doesn't everyone dream of find a rare morph for normal prices at a pet store???

We'll be going to the Herp show in White Plains on Sunday to gawk at all the morphs we can't afford. And to get a Brazilian Rainbow Boa. :banana:

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Me too, but what could explain that type of coloring.

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I've seen plenty of adult ball pythons with very little yellow and very pale brown. Doesn't make it a axanthic.....

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I've seen plenty of adult ball pythons with very little yellow and very pale brown. Doesn't make it a axanthic.....

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I have also but not many that are black/grey/white like what is being claimed.
I don't feel it's axanthic but you have to admit if it is black/grey/white it is different.

How did this all turn out? Did you get the snake? It'd be awesome if it turned out to be something..

No snake when I went...