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[Weiand]

I am still attempting to identify the morph.
Got him 4-20-19 Male 4 - 6 months old approx. About 20 inches long since he didn't want to fully cooperate for a measure.
The shop had him marked as "Albino Rare" I know he isn't an albino.
Searching through different pictures I'm not finding what I'm looking for to identify him.

These are the pictures I have of him so far.

[Bogertophis]

I agree, not an "albino" but I'll leave the morphs for others to sort out -it's not my "area" lol...just want to say & "pretty ball python"!

Have you looked on Morph Market for similar BPs? Of course, that could take a long time... Don't worry, others here will have good guesses.

[Weiand]

The moment I saw him I knew he would have to come home with me. He is SO curious too. Now we have the next 30 years or so to hang out.

I've been looking at a page that has MANY pictures and names. It seems like an endless search by not really knowing all the different names.
I did find one that looks quite similar, but instead of just guessing came to where the "know" is.

[Bogertophis]

The moment I saw him I knew he would have to come home with me. He is SO curious too. Now we have the next 30 years or so to hang out.

I know what you mean...pet shops rely on our "weakness" of course. Oh well...he's not your first snake, I take it? You know about checking for mites?

It's a little quiet tonight (being Friday night), but later or tomorrow I'm sure you'll have plenty of identification help. His markings are interesting & he
sure has a long neck stripe.

[Weiand]

I've not had a serpant in close to 16 years, which was more of a "shared" one then. I haven't checked for mites but I don't notice any of the usual signs. Bumps under the scales, around the eyes, soaking all the time, specs in the water. I was thinking about taking him in for a wellness check just so he has a proper start and will be around for so many years.

[Bogertophis]

I've not had a serpant in close to 16 years, which was more of a "shared" one then. I haven't checked for mites but I don't notice any of the usual signs. Bumps under the scales, around the eyes, soaking all the time, specs in the water. I was thinking about taking him in for a wellness check just so he has a proper start and will be around for so many years.

It's best to use white paper towels as a substrate at first & for a little while- it's easier to see issues like mites or unusual feces (bloody/mucoid)- not to be paranoid, but
better not to be totally "trusting" either. You're correct, mites often show up in the water, many snakes soak to get relief. They're far more than a minor annoyance though-
they can overwhelm & kill snakes when their population explodes exponentially; they're so tiny, each one taking so little blood, but they really are dangerous, & can also
spread diseases, so my fingers are crossed that you won't have to deal with them. (try wiping over his body with a damp white paper towel & see if you find any)

If you'd feel better getting him a wellness check, I understand. It won't mean much unless you have a vet that's experienced with snakes though, & the office visit adds
to your snake's stress. I don't personally take new snakes in for a check up unless I see something like noisy (whistling/crackling) or mouth breathing that can be an RI,
or unusual stool, wounds, that sort of stuff. Snakes are some of the most difficult patients, they're so stoic.

Speaking of stress, it's best to let a new snakes settle in (without handling) for a while: don't offer food for a week (hope you found out
exactly what he's been eating? BPs can be fussy...need to know if he's used to getting rats or mice, live or f/t or fresh killed, & what size.
Best results (since it doesn't take much to put a BP "off-feed") is not to handle until he's fed easily 2 or 3 times at normal intervals.
(I know that sounds like "torture", lol...but you sound like you're committed to the long-haul, & this is what works best.)

[Bogertophis]

I so hope your feeding "luck" holds, but there's some great tips floating around this site, in case you need ever them.

I've had a large BCI for many years in the past...she was an unwanted yearling (she bit everyone, lots!) but I turned her into sweet & cuddly in no time-
I just never planned to have that big of a snake, & for many years I thought she might stay smaller...I hoped anyway (some do). When she was 13, she
moved in with some friends of mine that are into big snakes (she was 7.5' & still growing)...so yeah, I know what you mean about size. She was cuddly but
it was a "rodeo" when she didn't want to go back in her cage. I'm primarily a rat snake keeper these days, but I've had many many kinds over the years.
I do prefer the more practical sized serpents. (& yes, I've had BPs in the past)

[Weiand]

I see it as there is what I want, would like to have and then what have the actual room for. Not much point to get what I don't have the room for or the, well, I'll change blah blah when gets bigger...
If I don't have the room now, I won't have the room later. I was going to just get a "regular" going by the price range 'till I saw this guy. Being smaller but with the markings & colour and his ways.. How could I not?
I'm sure I'll get a bite from him a few times in the next 30-ish years. Only takes forgetting to wash hands after handling his food...
One of my Leo's has bit me a few times, apparently he was feeling rather froggy. Funny feeling bite there as well. Sand paper like teeth, feel the force of the hit more than anything.

Since he ate 2 hoppers this time. The package I got had 3 in it. I'd like to move to a bigger "food" but not "waste" that one.

[Bogertophis]

Large snakes: it's not about having room for them, but handling them solo, & I'm a gal, & not that big. There are limits for safety & ease of handling. When
I took in that BCI, she had nowhere else to go, having been re-homed multiple times & getting ever more freaked out & defensive. She didn't scare me though-
I knew what she needed, & I never got even one bite in the 12 years I had her. (not that she didn't want to bite me at first though, lol- I'm just no fool)

Food sizes don't have to match...just don't want to feed a rodent that's bigger than a snake's unfed mid-body. So feed the extra hopper with next meal.

[Weiand]

The one Red Tail was just over 6 ft and she was getting pretty strong. When she felt like pushing her weight around, she could.
I'm just hoping that I don't get all, well, I could put another "home" over there for a "small" snake... cuz, well ya know how it goes.