anyone know indicators of a fire bp?

i was wondering if there were indicators and if i could get some pics. i think there might be a fire for sale down the road from me. i already pointed out that they were selling a granite for normal price and it was for SURE a granite.

Buy it if its cheap and then find out :P

its cheap i just wanna be able to make an educated guess. :D

Check out one of the major breeders for pics and descriptions.. I know NERD has a good description. http://www.newenglandreptile.com/ner...ll-python.html

As for the granite you saw for sale, unless you see some proof that its genetic than its just another normal. Chances are good that it will not produce granite offspring.

How cheap is cheap?

One indicator i know of is a pretty steep price!;)

I wouldn't buy a Fire unless I knew it was from a proven line.

[QUOTE=As for the granite you saw for sale, unless you see some proof that its genetic than its just another normal. Chances are good that it will not produce granite offspring.[/QUOTE]

it was a granite. no doubt bout it. completely clear belly, light head, spot at base of neck, and granite spots. its a ma and pa exotic pet store. owners said someone came in and gave them the animals because they belonged to someone they knew who had died. pretty sad story. its only 69.99 so i think im gonna pick him up. hes prob close to 700 grams so ill just try to prove him out next season.
i would love it if he did prove out :please:

ill get some pics later today

here are some pics. sorry for the quality they are from my phone

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he has vertical blushing like this throughout. this is just the best shot i could get
also he looked like he was bout to go into shed. im gonna wait till after he does then make the decision

nice for that price i would buy him anyway

if you didnt buy him as a fire its probably not a fire... based on those head shots I say its not a fire... fires have distinctive marks on their heads... heres a pic of the fire I just purchased... its hard to see but theres a lighter spot on the head

https://ball-pythons.net/gallery/fil...ff_2_thumb.jpg

https://ball-pythons.net/gallery/fil...ff_1_thumb.jpg

doesn't look like a fire, but is damn pretty. Buy him, breed him, and see if he has an interesting homozygous form. Doesn't matter if he's a fire - he might be something even cooler.

DINKer either way.

yeah i think im gonna pick him up today. thanks guys and gals :D

Definatly a nice looking snake. I would probably have picked him up If I had room in quarantine

i ended up buying him and im going to breed him to a mojo or lesser this winter :D

Heck ya! That boy is hot stuff! :gj: great pic up, I would have taken him too, regardless of genetics. ;)