Is my ball python a normal?

[Crispy757]

I'm not so sure it's a normal. She just shed and before she was super dark. But now she's MUCH brighter and I can see some green in her. I'm sorry if a thread like this already exists, I'm using my phone and it's kind of hard to search.

[alan12013]

I would say normal until proven other wise. She does have a couple nice flames and fairly reduced pattern which is a good thing. Normals have so many variables in appearance that people look for and yours appears to have some decent characteristics that people look for but a classic normal non the less. My favorite snake by far is a normal. If you were a breeder and had 100 projects going on and you had that snake then it wouldn't hurt to find another one that has some of the same looks (the green coloration that you see? I cant see it in the pic) and breed them to see if you came up with something new. My point is there's nothing wrong with a normal!

[brock lesser]

Nice normal.

[Crispy757]

Nothing wrong with a normal at all, I love her color. I guess the green can't be seen in the picture, it kind of goes along the sides of her belly. I was just curious

[brock lesser]

Nothing wrong with normals is right, they are a cornerstone and are used to enhance
pattern and color and to prove genitics.
I keep a few normals just for these reasons.
Normals have also introduced most of us to this hobby.

[Crispy757]

So I just read a thread about pythons with scale less heads. I have noticed spots on her head that I think are just remains from her shed, so I've tried getting the old shed off with warm water and it didn't seem to work. Got her humidity level up, that didn't seem to work. Is it possible that she doesn't have scales there? I'm not sure how old she is but she is rather on the smaller side (maybe they haven't grown yet?) But I'm very curious. It seems like it's a unique trait.

[AJs Snake House]

Looks like a healed scar from possibly a rat bite...

[Crispy757]

Weird. Must have happened at the store I got her from. She hasn't ate since I've had her

[alan12013]

What are you planning on feeding her? I am under the impression most pet stores use f/t.

[Crispy757]

What are you planning on feeding her? I am under the impression most pet stores use f/t.

Well the pet store I got her from, they feed their snakes live. I've tried feeding her a small live rat, and she wouldnt go for it. Although she was getting ready to shed, I just assumed she would be hungry after she shed. I tried feeding her a f/t small rat yesterday and she still wouldn't eat. So I bagged it up and put it back in the freezer. The small rat might honestly be too big for her liking. My male Fire ball eats medium rats like no tomorrow. So should I maybe go get a large sized mouse and try to feed it to her? Or is there a certain amount of time I should wait to feed her after sheding?