Why so many morphs?

[Edbean]

Quick question ive been wondering for awhile. Why are there so many morphs of bps and not of other snakes like red tails?

thanks!

[Generationshell]

I presume because BPs are more desirable and have a better market of consumers. They have gained a rep as the best pet snake out there behavior wise and size wise. I'm sure someone can give u a more scientific reason but thats not my fortay. Lol

[_Venom_]

That's probably it..

I like RTBs more tho.

And RTB morphs are newer... which means they cost more...

[Generationshell]

It all has to do with supply and demand. Ball pythons are more profitable and have more consumers then RTB or other Pythons. Im sure in the future when Morphs of snakes like RTBs come down in price and there are more advances in the sciences of that particular snake the demand for them will go up. And you will see a lot more of them on the market.

[Edbean]

thanks!

[SnakeLady1990]

Ball pythons also were just one of the first snakes where morphs were found, starting with the albino. Another popular morph snake is the corn snakes. Some of the larger snakes are just harder to handle and breed. Boa's give live birth, are larger in size, and cost more to care for in larger quantities.

If you want to see some awesome morphs and other cools snakes check out snakebytes.

www.snakebytes.tv

Click the 'all episodes' button and start from the bottom or pick and choose which ones you want to watch. Brian is great and covers a lot of subjects in these you tube episodes.

[Big Gunns]

There are a lot more rtb morphs than many of you may realize. GTP might have been a better comparison.

There are far more people breeding Balls since any idiot can do it. Boas are much more difficult and far less breeders are doing it.

BG is gonna have to make a list here to compare rtb and Balls.

[OhhWatALoser]

i think the simple answer is there is over 60 base morphs (my number might be off) of ball pythons and like 10-15 of redtails? so ask nature why.

how would gtps be a better comparison? only morph is albino.

[Oxylepy]

First off most of the morphs dont cause them to die prior to reproduction, they're nocturnal and they hide most of the time so coloration really isnt going to be that likely to lead to death. They breed fairly well, have a wide geographic range, and are probably exposed to a decent level of background radiation.

Since there really arent many selective factors for or against the various morphs in the wild, any that do spring up will probably stick around. Thus there are a lot of morphs.

[JoeEllisReptiles]

Very Simple Answer... Ball Python's taste [BAD]!!! There are not too many animals where these little guys come from that really like to feed on them. They find full sized and sub adult morphs all the time in the wild... Albinos, Pieds, Pastels, etc etc. This means that any mutation or freak gene that comes up stick around due to the fact that these animals survive and reproduce. If balls had more predators there would not be as many morphs. The bright colored snakes would stick out and be eaten.... but this is not the case. So due to large numbers of imports and many morphs found in the wild there is a higher chance for morphs to be discovered.

Joe Ellis