I had the opportunity to buy some baby [2 days old] ball pythons with severe overbites. And I did, out of simple curiosity. I not a new keeper, so raising balls right out of the egg doesn't phase me.
I'm thinking...At worst, it's genetic and I cull it's babies and have a nice pet. I am not lacking in space. Or they never eat and is effectively culled. At best, I breed it's babies back to it to ensure it was incubation/environmental and go on with life.
Their lower jaw is whole, and correct, but not to scale, aka it's much smaller than the top jaw, which is whole, correct and the correct size. From what I can tell, it does have a tongue and can close their mouths fine. Just got back from a show and my camera's batteries are re-charging. Probably have pictures tomorrow.
Anyone else ever have this happen? Did you keep them to see if they could lead a normal life? or immediately cull? I bought a male and female from the clutch of 9, the seller was not the breeder so I was not able to get many questions answered. They get along fine so far, drinking and moving and such. All 9 showed this exact overbite.