Fireball question

[Foschi Exotic Serpents]

Here is a post by me. The last 2 pictures are of a yearling male fire. http://www.ball-pythons.net/forums/s...d.php?t=108776

IMO the best examples of fires will be lighter than a normal, Have more flames than a normal, Have a very clean and clear belly with pied-like markings along the sides, have faded head markings and lip spots. Many are also ringers.

My female for example is a ringer with orange flames near her tail.

[jason79]

Some pics of my fires.
Fire female

Fire Male

[greghall]

the main thing is to look for blushing in the black.

[dsmalex97]

There really just fancy normals lol

For some reason I remember them being a lot more bright, but still cool I guess.

Thanks everyone for your pics!!

[Big Gunns]

Yes they do look like normals in pics. Just buy from a trusted source like you said, and you won't have a problem. They are like Pastels in some respects. Some can be real "smokers".

[Foschi Exotic Serpents]

They are not just fancy normals if you breed them. Its all in the genetics. Fires are a "lightening" gene. There is a reduced amount of melanin in the pigment so the snake is lighter. But they do have many other differences that normals do not have. Like the railroad tracks on the belly (like a het pied). The gene does some crazy things when combined with other things and its full potential is not yet known.

It lightens many other morphs as well as creates some crazy new morphs when combined with certain things.

When buying a fire be sure you get it from a reputable breeder who knows their stuff. Get plenty of pictures and if possible, go look at the snake in person.

A fire that looks like a light normal is a lower quality fire and it will not give you the results that make you go WOW when breeding to other morphs.

My female just shed so I will be posting some more pics of the 2 of them today and I will throw in a pic of one with a normal for comparison.