What the heck are these?

[BPHERP]

I'm a ball python person, therefore I have no idea what I got in trade. I took them because they looked visually appealing to me.

Any idea what they are?

Here they are as a pair:


Here is the one with a sort of reduced pattern:


Thanks,
Brandon

[Big Gunns]

Your brother Chuck would know.

They're hypo boas.

[BPHERP]

Your brother Chuck would know.

They're hypo boas.

Haha, chuck, chuck, chuck.

[BPHERP]

Your brother Chuck would know.

They're hypo boas.

Is there a difference between hypo boas and pastel boas, or are they one and the same?

[Allysen]

There absolutely is, hypo is a codom genetic trait, and pastel is more of a description, like you'd say that you have a "reduced pattern" ball python. It's not NECESSARILY genetic, but definitely can be passed on to some degree. There are some lines of distinct pastel-looking boas out there, that being said, but it's not codominant like hypo, for sure. Your pair is gorgeous!

[mooingtricycle]

Is there a difference between hypo boas and pastel boas, or are they one and the same?

theres a very big difference

Pastels are selectively bred for the coloration and clean-ness
I think the term would be, polygenic?

Hypos are a co-dom trait.

[ladywhipple02]

The one with the really skinny saddles looks like a possible Super hypo... you'd have to breed and prove it out though.

[Patrick Long]

The top one would be a Possible Super Hypo.

But both are for SURE Hypos.