The good 'ol blue eyed lucy complex

[abi21491]

I've compiled pictures of the animals in question so figured I'd post for the folks who haven't seen some of them

Special


Super Special


Crystal (Special x Mojave)


Lesser Crystal (Special x Lesser)


Mocha


Latte (Super Mocha) pretty much a BEL


Mystic


Mystic Potion (Mojave x Mystic)


Phantom


Super Phantom


and this is a strange one... Opal Diamond (het Russo x Phantom)

[KingBowser]

So what are the defining characteristics of the special (the top snake)?

[RandyRemington]

Abigail, thanks, awesome set of pictures.

Is the special\\lesser the one that BHB produced?

Anyone know if anyone has crossed Tom Baker's special line with lesser just to be sure it's the same as what BHB had (not sure BHB's didn't come from Baker but thought maybe it was his own line)?

The reason I'm asking is I saw a baby from a new line combo with mojave that looks like a crystal to me (but now that I see how light the hatchling mystic potion is that is back on the table in my mind). The catch is the breeder has already combined this new line with lesser and produced a white snake, not something crystal looking. Got me wondering if BHB's line might be something different than Baker's special.

As far as identifying a special – I have to defer as I’ve hardly ever even seen pictures of them. The one in this thread does have a look though. I understand it to be subtle so I think they main way to identify one is to cross it with mojave and produce crystal, lol.