The Stormtrooper!!

[Ax01]

let's have a discussion about the Stormtrooper BP by JD Constrictors!

when this BP first stormed the scene, minds were blown! it was a pure black and white snake. no grey in between. it had a very clear and constrasting pattern. i mean look at this awesome girl!

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the Stormtrooper hatched in the Summer of 2015. it started turning to the "darkside" sometime during the Winter of 2015/2016. it started blacking out and losing it's clear lines. it was probably around 6 months old by this point and i couldn't accurately guess her weight, but she looks perfectly plump.

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this is the latest pix i could find of the Stormtrooper. it's probably around 1.5 years old at this point and per JD, has stopped changing colors.

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anyway what do u think of the Stormtrooper? personally i'm disappointed that it started blacking out and lost it's pattern. but what can u do? it is what it is. i don't think it looks entirely like crap, but it has lost a major part of it's appeal.

the Stormtrooper has been on display at the big, big shows and at one point had a $50k price tag. from what i understand, it's no longer for sale and JD will be breeding it to try and figure out what the hell is going on.

i think it's still a cool BP and but i'm not in love with it anymore. i still look forward to seeing what happens with the project. hopefully it's not a one-off snake and there's something genetic in there. exciting things can still happen.

anyway what do u think?

[tyharp]

I love the look of that snake. I agree with you about it losing it's appeal as the pattern has faded and turned more black though.

However, at the same time I kinda like idea that it is "turning to the dark side."

[OTorresUSMC]

Typical of ball pythons. The color ends up being a much more drab, boring display of what it used to be. Still a cool snake, one of a kind ball python. Really dont think its worth 50K tho. Id be willing to bet its not something that can be reproduced. At least not in any kind of predictable consitent way. Like Markus Janyes white walker. I would buy that before the storm trooper.
Did it ever come out what genes are known for sure to be at play? I mean i understand if they think theres something new or hidden but what were the known genes of the parents?

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[ladywhipple02]

I think it's gotten better looking as it's aged, personally speaking. My husband wants that snake - he loves the dark black splotches with the white bottom (and I think the name helps lol).

[tttaylorrr]

i think the process of it aging is awesome to see just by itself; it's fascinating how much these guys can change over a short amount of time. the younger look is more appealing imo, but i think its older look is still really cool-looking. are there any other black/white BPs besides the panda pied?

[cayley]

I guess a bit of the interest subsided as the snake got some grey patches. I actually love the amount of black vs white and the markings as an adult MORE. I have a preference for low white animals though The second snake would photograph better imho, the first one is too busy to me.

[OTorresUSMC]

i think the process of it aging alone is awesome to see; it's fascinating how much these guys can change over a short amount of time. the younger look is more appealing imo, but i think its older look is still really cool-looking. are there any other black/white BPs besides the panda pied?

The white walker is the closest ive seen. Although its a little more grey than black on the striping

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[cletus]

I think it's pretty cool. I don't think any snake is worth 50k though. Were I a breeder with lots invested, I'm sure I would feel different. Cool snake though. If they could make babies like that I'm sure they would sell tons of them. I'm more blown away by some of the crazy Pied and Clown combos that Justin Kobylka is coming up with. Just insane!!

[OTorresUSMC]

I'm more blown away by some of the crazy Pied and Clown combos that Justin Kobylka is coming up with. Just insane!!

The banana clown is my favorite ball python right now. And combos there of.

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[cletus]

The banana clown is my favorite ball python right now. And combos there of.

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I agree. There have been some threads lately talking about fav single morphs and all that and I haven't said clown once, but geeze they sure do make some sick combos!!!! I'd love to have one but I don't want to spend the money and I've decided that breeding just isn't for me at this point in my life. Maybe in a few years. I'm going to enjoy my snakes as pets and get back into Boas. New purchase coming up and I'm so excited!!!

Srry for the highjack. lol