Closeup of the new guy...

I wish I could tell y'all what's in it, but the truth is I'm not 100% sure. There could be 6 different things going on here, and only time & future breeding will tell. To answer a couple of previous questions though, it's not a Pearl & it's not a Super Mojave. :)

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Very Cool! It definitely looks like it has some phantom in it, imo... Maybe even some woma.

Thanks for sharing Kara!

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champagne

super(?) pastel

cinnamon/black pastel?

and obviously a bit of paradox going on.

I'm guessing it's got some new-years booze in there.

Very cool snake, Kara!

Whatever it is, it is HOT!!! :bow:

What an amazing looking snake!

I dig it, but I have a question.


Why do you not know what it is? Why do you mix all these combos if you cant even tell what it is?

Not tryin g to hound just curious. Its like the Mutt snake, that no one knows what morph it is...understand what Im asking?

Wow, 6 possible Genes, insane.

LOVE the many NERD creations :banana: :bow: -- the endless string of CLANDESTINE ingredients??? -- NOT SO MUCH!!!!! :colbert: :( :mad:

Looks like a great looking normal. :D

Oh wait, thats the response for all the other threads

Nice snake.

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I dig it, but I have a question.


Why do you not know what it is? Why do you mix all these combos if you cant even tell what it is?

Not tryin g to hound just curious. Its like the Mutt snake, that no one knows what morph it is...understand what Im asking?

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I would guess that it's a triple combo x triple combo, so it could probably be a combo of 4 or 5, or all 6 ingredients, but they don't know exactly which genes took? I'm sure they know some of the ingredients for sure, and probably have an idea of exactly what it is, but it's hard to know for sure in a snake that looks like that, until it's bred.

Because, Patrick, when you start creating multi-morph combos that haven't been done before, you can only guess what something is going to look like, based on previous combos. Sometimes genes give you an appearance you weren't expecting at all (i.e. this guy), so it's up to us to breed him & find out what IS in there.

It's not as if we haven't a clue what could potentially be in this particular mix. I mean, we did select the two snakes to breed together that created this one, and it's not a guessing game of wading through possible multiple paternity. There were other animals in the clutch with very different appearances from this one...so time will tell which ingredients made it into this combo.

In the mean time, I've affectionately named him the "Curve Ball" since he was a bit unexpected. :)

K~

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Originally Posted by Patrick Long

I dig it, but I have a question.


Why do you not know what it is? Why do you mix all these combos if you cant even tell what it is?

Not tryin g to hound just curious. Its like the Mutt snake, that no one knows what morph it is...understand what Im asking?

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Gotta go with this as well!

Yet another reason to take another trip to NERD for another tour. Awesome looking snake.

Caleb

The curve ball? Great name... :-)

You are going to have to breed it to 3 or 4 normals jsut to figure out whats in him! How fun...

that is one mutt I would love owning : ) Sweet snake you have there.

Whatever it is it's sweet!:O As stated previously, I would love to have a morph that looked like that and I'd even be willing to take that one off your hands free of charge just so you don't have to worry about figuring out what it is!:banana::rolleye2::gj:

He's awesome Kara! One of my new favorites!

Well I think the Curve Ball is smokin'!!!! Congrats Kara :gj:

looks like the rest of the white snakes imo. good job though.

Seriously? JUST like the other white snakes?

I think he is pretty awesome. I for one DO appreciate the air of mystery surrounding some of these critters. For goodness' sake-- if all breeders were handing out recipe books how much fun would THAT be?

that's just my opinion.

I think the Inferno's or woma lessers look better IMO

And that's what's awesome about ball pythons - there's a favorite for everyone! I love that this "white" snake actually has some pattern that you can see, and the cool paradox spot behind the neck. To top it off, it's probably a powerhouse animal to have in one's collection! Rock on Kevin and Kara!!!! :gj:

Very cool looking hatchling! The possibilities seem endless with bps. :w00t:

Could the OP tell us what the parents were?

awesome! I love the whole paradox possibility in breeding its like a little extra surprise that pops up every now and then to give you something extra special:D

Methinks a flight to the Ol' US is on the cards next year:salute:

Wow, that is WILD looking! I like the hint of a pattern contrasted with the spot on the neck.

With all of these mystery animals you make us all look like the NERDs trying to figure out what they are. :P

Unreal! Great job guys!