Morph help please???

[Anatopism]

Ya the Petco here isn't very reptile savvy... I've helped fix their Tortoise and Leopard Gecko care big time... I asked the manager today and he said they get all their reptiles from a wholesaler from Chicago and he said they are all sent to him as "Normal" ball pythons. He said it was highly unlikely that I would be able to find any info on it. I was also going to take more pictures but he was in his hide ... So Everyone thinks Pastel?

Take some more pictures, see if they will let you take it out and hold it in some better light.

Also, sounds like the manager is a moron. I could probably find out who the vendor is for that store... what city is the store in?

[gopherhockey03]

2901 32nd Avenue South
Grand Forks, ND 58201
701-746-1996

There's the store! I'm going to the casino I decided if I win over $100 ill go buy it tomorrow. But i'll have to go buy crickets Wednesday so i'll see if I can get more pics then!

[Rob]

$50 bucks and they think it's a normal? Lol I would grab that ASAP big box store or not, that is a deal and a half!

[Rob]

that it looks more like a lesser than it does a mojave

Really??? It looks nothing like a lesser. And if you look at that fist pic and say it looks nothing like a mojave I don't know what to tell you, maybe look up more Mojave's. That is a Light mojave, actually a lot similar to mine from Royal constrictor designs.


The one in question

[WingedWolfPsion]

I'll be the odd one out here, and say I'm not convinced it's not just a light normal. The glass reflections may be wrecking havoc with the colors.

[Anatopism]

Really??? It looks nothing like a lesser. And if you look at that fist pic and say it looks nothing like a mojave I don't know what to tell you, maybe look up more Mojave's. That is a Light mojave, actually a lot similar to mine from Royal constrictor designs.

If anything, it looks more like a lesser due to the yellows/beige/tans in the first picture, but I do NOT think it looks like it could be a lesser, simply that it looks more like a lesser than it does a mojave.

If it's a mojave, or even a lesser, I think it's a pretty bad example of either morph, at least in the light that it is currently presented in. Not saying it isn't possible it could be a mojave, but if it is, the only reason to buy that snake is for the $50 pricetag, and not because of it's stunning perfection as an example of that morph.

[LotsaBalls]

Mojave Pastel Fancy "normal" if it was a female for $50 I would get it. It does look Mojaveish to me most likely a male though.

[Rob]

If it's a mojave, or even a lesser, I think it's a pretty bad example of either morph, at least in the light that it is currently presented in. Not saying it isn't possible it could be a mojave, but if it is, the only reason to buy that snake is for the $50 pricetag, and not because of it's stunning perfection as an example of that morph.

I still don't buy into the whole "poor example" of a morph thing. So much of the value of morphs is personal opinion. And personal opinion varies a lot. What you may consider a excellent example of a morph may look like complete garbage to another guy, and vice versa. To me it looks like a good little pick up other then the fact it's from a big box store.

[Anatopism]

I still don't buy into the whole "poor example" of a morph thing. So much of the value of morphs is personal opinion. And personal opinion varies a lot. What you may consider a excellent example of a morph may look like complete garbage to another guy, and vice versa. To me it looks like a good little pick up other then the fact it's from a big box store.

I completely agree, so much of this hobby is subjective and opinion. And in my opinion, it does not look much like a mojave. It has similarities, but it is very far removed from what I consider to be a good looking mojave. Especially in the second picture, where it looks even less like a mojave.

I am not saying it isn't a nice looking snake in it's own right, but I don't buy that it is a mojave. For $50, it makes little difference what it is, if the snake by itself is a good looking, healthy animal. I would still like to see better/more pictures in different light and angles/distances, as it is silly to argue opinion over the only two pictures that make the snake look like two different animals in each.

[Rob]

it is silly to argue opinion over the only two pictures that make the snake look like two different animals in each.

True, I would be interested in seeing more pictures now since there has been so much back and forth on what it is.