Can a Recessive Spider Gene Make a Snake Dingy?

[Albert Clark]

Hey, it may be that he sustained a head injury during one or more of the falls he's taken. Do you ever recall him being motionless after a fall or having a shaking ( seizure ) episode after any of his previous falls? Sorry but falls from heights are a potentially serious and crippling type of injury for any animal. I think you should take his incoordination as a possible result from repeated falls at significant heights as serious. Maybe he suffered a concussion that went undetected for years and now he's presenting with suspicious lack of coordination secondary to head trauma?

[OhhWatALoser]

Everything you have described so far is what I would call normal for a ball pythons, nothing dingy or original about it. They run on instinct more than anything that could be called intelligent, pushing on something is not intelligence it's something most animals do when they feel trapped. I know no one here wants to hear this, I do love the snakes but ball pythons are very stupid animals, we all know it but no one wants to say it lol. So don't think you snake won't go cliff diving or won't let go because it is not natural for them so it's right in the realm of possibility that they will. Doesn't mean they all will, but most will. Supervise your snake in elevated areas just like you would a child, the child is much smarter than the snake.

[marya1962]

He always plops on his tummy. He's never landed on his head or had a seizure, thank goodness. He's never been still after a fall, like he'd been stunned. He would have went straight to the vet if he had. Ok, I accept he's a normal ball python, which means he's a little not there. Thanks, everyone.


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[powerhouseballs]

Is your snake a BEL or one of those multi gene monsters that got so much going on you can't see anything? Because those are the only situations I see where a DOMINANT gene like spider wouldn't be visually expressed.

My snake is a lesser mojo ghi. You can tell under the black light. It's amazing.

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[Lizardlicks]

My snake is a lesser mojo ghi. You can tell under the black light. It's amazing.

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You can not just say things like that not provide awesome pics bro, come on