How do I tell the difference between lesser and butter?

[satomi325]

I too heard of the "two stories same morph" thing. Two different people(one being Ralph Davis and I forgot the other...was it Kevin from NERD??) imported similar looking WC balls from Africa. The butter was labeled first, I believe. And Ralph Davis named his version the Lesser Platinum. And the two just derived from there...
I could be totally wrong, but this is the story that I've been told.

I think the Lesser is on top and the Butter on bottom.

[OhhWatALoser]

I too heard of the "two stories same morph" thing. Two different people(one being Ralph Davis and I forgot the other...was it Kevin from NERD??) imported similar looking WC balls from Africa. The butter was labeled first, I believe. And Ralph Davis named his version the Lesser Platinum. And the two just derived from there...
I could be totally wrong, but this is the story that I've been told.

I think the Lesser is on top and the Butter on bottom.

Ralphs story on the lesser platty is a good one, read up on it on his website. what he imported didn't look like a lesser. also it wasn't nerd with the butters, I forget who though

[AGoldReptiles]

The Bells imported the original line of Butters in 01'. RDR imported his line in 03'. Then there is RDR Lessers which were proven in 00'-01'.

Are they the very similar in appearance and function? Absolutely

Are they the same? No one is named butter and the other lesser

[sho220]

can you tell me with a 100% certainty without cheating who is what in this picture?

I'd call the top one a Lesser and the bottom a Butter...even though I think they are basically the same...

[OhhWatALoser]

RDR imported his line in 03'. Then there is RDR Lessers which were proven in 00'-01'.

huh?

[AGoldReptiles]

huh?

What the huh? RDR has his line of Butter and his Lessers which derived from the platty daddy. The Bells imported the original line of Butter.

So 3 different lineages.
Bell Butter 01'

RDR Lesser 00'-01' (From the Platty Daddy)
RDR Butter 03'

[OhhWatALoser]

What the huh? RDR has his line of Butter and his Lessers which derived from the platty daddy. The Bells imported the original line of Butter.

So 3 different lineages.
Bell Butter 01'

RDR Lesser 00'-01' (From the Platty Daddy)
RDR Butter 03'

never even herd of another line of butter

[snakesRkewl]

Butters...First produced
Reptile Industries, 2001

http://www.worldofballpythons.com/morphs/butter/

Lesser..First produced
Ralph Davis Reptiles, 2001

http://www.worldofballpythons.com/morphs/lesser/

[AGoldReptiles]

never even herd of another line of butter

Most haven't, that's why I am posting about this. I did my research and then verified my above results with both the Bells and RDR.

Bell Butter ( original line) 01'
RDR Butter 03'

Two different linages of Butters.