Photo #507
Ball python is a:
50% Het for Tri-Stripe (unlikely)
100% Het for VPI Axanthic
100% Het for Orange Ghost
As I mentioned previously: Some of my possible Het Tri-Stripes are pretty obvious, and some show no visible markers.
Out of a clutch of 6: From a Pastel/VPI Axanthic/Orange Ghost x Het Tri-Stripe, I have three that I am confident are Hets, and one that I am uncertain. The snake shown above is one that I cannot find any visible markers.
The stone is a large-grained piece of quartz I collected locally (MA, USA).
The larger the quartz grains--the more difficult the stone is to tumble/polish properly.
This piece took weeks in my UV-18 vibratory tumbler to polish properly.![]()