Hello! This is my first post, so I’m hoping I’m doing everything correctly here. I’d like to get some clarification on the morphs of two of my Ball Pythons. I wasn’t sure if I was allowed to make separate posts, so I lumped the two together to be safe.

For the first snake, I purchased him as a Vanilla Clown, though the breeder believes him to be Yellow Belly as well. I was hoping to see if anyone here saw indication of that as well? He has nice flames along the sides, but his belly is a bit “dirty.” I’m not certain if every YB has a pure white belly though. When he’s old enough, I have a Pastel Yellow Belly female I plan to breed him to in order to prove him out. That may be the only way to be sure, but I thought I’d get other’s opinions as well.

As for the second snake, she was sold to me as a “Something Special” Het Clown. My first impression was in the vein of Leopard. When I inquired about this “special” trait, the breeder was very vague and even after purchasing her, never actually told me what he believed her to be. I purchased her regardless at an excellent price and won’t regret the decision even if she’s a fancy Normal. I do believe she’s something more though. She’s pretty dark, more so in person than in the pictures, and her pattern seems different to a Normal’s. Does she look like one of the established morphs? A possible Dinker project? Or simply a nicer than most Normal?

Either way, I’m very happy with both snakes, I would just like to have a better understanding of what they are. Thank you all in advance, it’s much appreciated. I apologize for the post being longer than intended!












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