Axanthics

[J.Vandegrift]

I like the combos. The ones that stay grey as adults are amazing. Just wish they all were like that.

[J.Vandegrift]

No thanks for me, don't want any axanthic traits in my BP collection. I'd be disappointed if it showed up accidentally.

Western hognose anery/axanthics now.. THOSE I like!

Why would you be disappointed if it popped up accidentally? I can understand not being a fan of the morph but I don't see how you could actually be disappointed if it happened.

[DC Reptiles]

I think they are neat, but even cooler as a combo!

[jason_ladouceur]

This guy is a year old in this shot.

that just looks like a very nice normal to me. sorry but i just don't see it

[jason_ladouceur]

I bet if you had an axanthic pied looking up at you when you opened the tub you wouldn't mind it as much =P

pieds are already a cool white and brown snake. for all the effort in producing a double recessive i would much rather have a albino pied or a dreamsicle

[Emilio]

pieds are already a cool white and brown snake. for all the effort in producing a double recessive i would much rather have a albino pied or a dreamsicle

I respectfully disagree the lightning pied is insane have you seen it?

Markus jayne reptiles was the first and only breeder to produce it.

[Russ Lawson]

The thing is that just like any other ball python mutation, there are good examples and bad examples of axanthics. Additionally, because of their colouration, axanthics are exceedingly difficult to photograph due to the simple fact that the darker gray on them appears brown in yellow light. It doesn't help that while cruising classifieds or forums, you typically tend to find a lot more lower quality axanthics with some browning than exceptional ones. The same is true for pastels and some other mutations. However, I have seen at least a few axanthics in photographs and in person that are absolute stunners at adult sizes - including a breeder female I own. To completely overlook this mutation because there are a lot of "ugly" ones out there seems silly to me, but I guess it just takes actually seeing an exceptional example of an axanthic to make believers out of some. I personally think as far as ball python colour mutations go, it's pretty tough to beat a nice example of an axanthic.

[jason_ladouceur]

I respectfully disagree the lightning pied is insane have you seen it?

Markus jayne reptiles was the first and only breeder to produce it.

at every expo i've been to for the last year. Markus is from here after all. it is a nice looking snake... for now. well see what it looks like at a year old though. deffinatly not an animal i would drop 20 g's on. that is if i had $20 000 lol

[KingPythons]

that just looks like a very nice normal to me. sorry but i just don't see it

I think someone with no Experience with the certain morph shouldn't really tell people what they do and don't have just my $0.02.
But here. Sneak peak at something I shouldn't be showing no one

[jason_ladouceur]

The thing is that just like any other ball python mutation, there are good examples and bad examples of axanthics. Additionally, because of their colouration, axanthics are exceedingly difficult to photograph due to the simple fact that the darker gray on them appears brown in yellow light. It doesn't help that while cruising classifieds or forums, you typically tend to find a lot more lower quality axanthics with some browning than exceptional ones. The same is true for pastels and some other mutations. However, I have seen at least a few axanthics in photographs and in person that are absolute stunners at adult sizes - including a breeder female I own. To completely overlook this mutation because there are a lot of "ugly" ones out there seems silly to me, but I guess it just takes actually seeing an exceptional example of an axanthic to make believers out of some. I personally think as far as ball python colour mutations go, it's pretty tough to beat a nice example of an axanthic.

mabey if you can show me a good picture of your girl you can change my mind on them. i think that babie axanthics are one of the hottest morphs out there, but i have never seen in person or picture any that i think look any better than light normals and i have seen lots of them. even vpi that are thought to be the best of all axanthics all turn really brown, or at least all i have seen.