Did I Get Taken?

I thought I got what I paid for but now I'm not sure.
What do you think?
Sable or not.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v440/SPJ01/003-1.jpg

Do sables have a clear belly?
This would be a good indicator to check.

Belly pic.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v440/SPJ01/009-2.jpg

is that a granite?

looks too light to be a sable, but also looks like a dark normal. IDK, that's a tough one for me.
I'm not sure of other visual signs of a sable besides coloration.

Sables are a really difficult morph to identify. That being said, it does look similar to the Sables I've seen.

Sables have a unmistakable velvety/glossy/iridescence look about them. They are almost like the "shiny" morph of the Ball Python world.

The dealers reputation should tell you more than anything.

Here are two examples. Nerd describes the morph very accurately, better than I ever could. :)

http://www.newenglandreptile.com/ner...ll-python.html

http://www.acreptiles.com/pythons_ball.htm

I originally voted normal....but now that I see the reddish blushing that NERD described, I think it is possible that it could be sable, but I dont think it is a prime specimen to display the morph.

hmmm when do you we find out what you bought it as? I said granite.. :confused:

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Jerhart

hmmm when do you we find out what you bought it as? I said granite.. :confused:

---

I bought (and paid) for a sable.

IMHO, the pattern does not look Normal. It looks just like the description on the NERD site for a Sable.

Looks like a sable to me IMO.

I would bet that it is in fact a sable. Not the best example, but you know ;)

I will say that the person I got this from is pretty reputable and also told me up front that it wasn't a knock em dead one.

Here is Cable, my Sable.

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b2...s/P1070731.jpg

She is a sable with granite markings! :) You didn't get taken...you scored! :D

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Jerhart

She is a sable with granite markings! :) You didn't get taken...you scored! :D

---

I thought so but got nervous when someone mentioned privately that I got something other than what I paid for even though I was assured it was a sable.
The only reason I finally broke down and considered a sable was because of this one's "look". :D

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by LadyOhh

Here is Cable, my Sable.

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b2...s/P1070731.jpg

---

Nice one you got there. :gj:

A little dirty from burrowing but I really like the eyes on this one.
Can you guess why I named this one Spot? :D

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v440/SPJ01/033.jpg

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by LadyOhh

Here is Cable, my Sable.

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b2...s/P1070731.jpg

---

:O OH MY GOD ITS A HEADLESS SNAKE!!!!!! Must be a new morph.... I will take one

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by LadyOhh

Here is Cable, my Sable.

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b2...s/P1070731.jpg

---

Now you need to get Mabel.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by dsirkle

Now you need to get Mabel.

---

Yes... Hopefully one of his daughters :)

[QUOTE=LadyOhh;962631]Here is Cable, my Sable.

cable the sable ? lass you got class !

I am old school... I think a son name Gable (or at least Clark) would be pretty fine too.

Bruce

I think the only way you can prove it out to be a sable is to breed it out. Otherwise you could have a hypermelanistic normal on your hands or a real sable. If you're not breeding it, I doubt it would matter.