I picked up an interesting BP today

This is a cool little male I brought home today. Eats like a horse. Anyway, he has a cool "star" pattern on the head, some interesting belly markings, flames, and a bunch of white on the back, which I initially though was just a "rub". Upon closer inspection, the white isn't "scale damage", but looks to be coloration. Still, I'll reserve judgement until after a few sheds.

Anyway, I would LOVE to hear what you guys think of this little guy. Any thoughts about genetics on it, or if you think it's just a cool "normal", etc....

Thanks :)


On to the photos :

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2008-7/1317397/BP1A.JPG

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2008-7/1317397/BP6A.JPG

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2008-7/1317397/BP2A.JPG

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2008-7/1317397/BP9A.JPG

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2008-7/1317397/BP3A.JPG

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2008-7/1317397/BP10A.JPG

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2008-7/1317397/BP4A.JPG

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2008-7/1317397/BP11A.JPG

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2008-7/1317397/BP5A.JPG

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2008-7/1317397/BP12A.JPG

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2008-7/1317397/BP13A.JPG

Very pretty! Looks like a goat on his head to me. :D

ITS A PIEBALD!! AHHHHHHHHHHHH


lol. Just joking. gorgeous looking snake

Lovely snake...nice one!!!!!

burn????
Baytril Injection sites????

That white, at least in your pictures, doesn't appear to be natural white but some sort of healing injury. Any chance of clearer pictures of that area?

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Originally Posted by Patrick Long

burn????
Baytril Injection sites????

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Doesn't appear to be. If you look closely, the white follows exactly along the pattern. It looks like "scale coloration", but seems too white...as mentioned though, I should know further after a few sheds. I looked with a magnifying glass and was unable to see any scale damage. However, I'm still not convinced one way of the other.

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Originally Posted by frankykeno

That white, at least in your pictures, doesn't appear to be natural white but some sort of healing injury. Any chance of clearer pictures of that area?

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My camera won't get good close ups. I'll try to take more, but its a $100 Kodak... :(

Still, I agree... That was my initial thought, but doesnt appear to be "damaged". It really didnt "figure in" to me buying this snake...I just dug the head pattern and some of the markings on the body.

Cool star pattern on the head, but it does look like "tub rub" to me. I have some that rub the lip of their tub in the 41 quart sterilites, and the scales appear white with no visible scale damage - just missing the top layer of color.

Its odd because its colored like an injury, is in a location like an injury, but there are no damaged scales...shedding will tell the story.


http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2008-...lPython038.jpg

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Originally Posted by rabernet

Cool star pattern on the head, but it does look like "tub rub" to me. I have some that rub the lip of their tub in the 41 quart sterilites, and the scales appear white with no visible scale damage - just missing the top layer of color.

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Good to know...I initially thought "rub" as well (see the initial post), but hadnt seen it with no damage, just color missing. Thanks.

Regardless, the snake was brought home for its cool head markings, belly marks, and patterns...so the white, whether it stays or goes, doesn't factor in...I just dig the snake. :)

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Originally Posted by Soulkitchen

Good to know...I initially thought "rub" as well (see the initial post), but hadnt seen it with no damage, just color missing. Thanks.

Regardless, the snake was brought home for its cool head markings, belly marks, and patterns...so the white, whether it stays or goes, doesn't factor in...I just dig the snake. :)

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And that's what's important! :gj:

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Originally Posted by rabernet

And that's what's important! :gj:

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I guess I'm just one of those freaks that likes "normals" as much as "morphs"...especially normals that have a couple unique markings. :)

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Originally Posted by Soulkitchen

I guess I'm just one of those freaks that likes "normals" as much as "morphs"...especially normals that have a couple unique markings. :)

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Not a freak at all! I love normals too, as well as the more subtle morphs like womas, enchis, fires, YB.

I love my normals!

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Originally Posted by rabernet

Not a freak at all! I love normals too, as well as the more subtle morphs like womas, enchis, fires, YB.

I love my normals!

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<though I still plan on getting some Mojaves... I love the Mojave "look", and love the BELs even more...>


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ok, the star on his head kinda reminds me of what a stick figure of "patrick" from sp:rolleye2:ongebob would look like

Those are scars :)

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Originally Posted by mikeamy2007

ok, the star on his head kinda reminds me of what a stick figure of "patrick" from sp:rolleye2:ongebob would look like

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Actually it's the Japanese number "6" ... or if you include the "dot" toward the side it's the Japanese symbol for "dog". (My girlfriend is Japanese... :) )


http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2008-...lPython047.jpg

Any thoughts on the belly markings ? Probably nothing, but I'd definitely like some of the breeders opinions (on the head and flames too).

The second pic shows the white color pretty well. Doesn't look like an injury to me. Pretty unusual though.

sorry but those definitly look like scars, not to burst your bubble, but still a nice snake

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Originally Posted by Michelle.C

Very pretty! Looks like a goat on his head to me. :D

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Baphomet perhaps;). Anyway nice pickup all the way around. I love the head pattern. Good luck:gj:

No, those are just where he rubbed the pigment off...I had a girl do that MONTHS ago; I put a new hide box in, she went into shed (temps, humidity etc. spot on) and when she shed out she ended up I guess rubbing the pigment off on a few spots...it left white spots exactly like those in the same area. I found a slightly rougher than normal area on the new hide and later sanded it off; looks like your boy did the same thing.

As for my girl, the white areas remained white for a LONG time (months) and are only now beginning to go back to normal. No scale damage, just the lack of color. But his head markings are awesome!

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Originally Posted by Soulkitchen

Actually it's the Japanese number "6" ... or if you include the "dot" toward the side it's the Japanese symbol for "dog". (My girlfriend is Japanese... :) )


http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2008-...lPython047.jpg

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I don't know if the kanji will show up, but it reminded me of fire (火) and it does indeed look like six (六).

Naw- it's the Anarchist symbol :D

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Originally Posted by starmom

Naw- it's the Anarchist symbol :D

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whoa!, it kinda does look like an A