My 2c is that what ever you banged to your pastel to make this influanced its bellys pattern. If your pastel hooked up with normal with a black back ull get pastels with alot of back lushing and little to no dorsal stripe. Im thinking what ever it was had an "ashen" belly and it pasted it on.
She's not a Pastel (see below). However, she came from a Het x Het breeding and the original breeder is no longer in the ball python game. I was leaning towards YB, but that would be a million to one. I have a decent collection (no YBs) and haven't seen this type of belly on any of my snakes (morphs or wild types). Thanks for your input.
Originally Posted by seeya205
It's a Clown!
Cheater! But yes, she is.
Originally Posted by h00blah
lol everyones cheating and looking at his recent posts xD
Shhhhhhh! I was trying to get unbiased opinions and showing any dorsal or lateral views would give away the base morph.
I was likely just seeing what I wanted to see, which is fine! I bought her as a Clown and that is all I expect her to be. I've just never seen a checkered pattern with yellow splotches on a non-YB. Again, I was just being human and seeing what I wanted to see.
I guess I will find out in a few long years. Thanks for everyone's input!
Here's the culprit.
Some "flame" action (not really, but I like to dream).
Originally Posted by reixox
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I was trying to get unbiased opinions and showing any dorsal or lateral views would give away the base morph. 
