Quote Originally Posted by darkangel
By the way the traits you are talking about are visual 'morphs' not 'breeds'. They are all the same species - ball python, unless cross bred with something else.
Even though we call them morphs in the herp world, technically they could be considered breeds. Breeds are not different species (crosses are hybrids, whether natural or artificially selected), but they are animals within the same species that have been artificially selected, and usually line bred to a certain extent. For example, all dog breeds are still the same species. Certain traits in each breed were just selectively bred for over many generations.

-Evan