How many?

[Russ Lawson]

So,
I'm obviously a dumb newbie, becoming enthralled with these ball pythons. I love how docile they are. They're gorgeous, too!

Anyway, I can't get enough of seeing morph pics, and I can't seem to find the answer to this. Most updated sites seem to be from 2008 or older...

So, How many known morphs are there? I've seen some sites claim 100 or so, and some say 40 or so. Is there really any count?

Thanks

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0.1 Normal, Purdy Gurdy

If you're talking base mutations, you're probably looking at around 40-50, maybe more. It's hard to keep track because there are several new lines brought in every year, and it seems someone finds a normal looking ball python with a few markers every so often that proves to be an incompletely dominant mutation (what most folks in the reptile world will call co-dominant). As far as combinations of these base mutations go (often called designer morphs), more are being made every year, and that's where you start getting up in the 100's.