Yes, I think it is a black back. 28 41.79%
No, I do not think it is a black back. 39 58.21%


I think this thread is most interesting. It demonstrates one of the only things I dislike about ball-pythons.net Please let me explain.

The poll results at this point shows that the clear majority says that the snake in the pic should not be considered a black back. (as of this post, 28 say it is a blackback, 39 say it is not.) Obviously most people vote prior to reading the thread.

Well, once you read the thread, you see that most everyone says that it is a blackback. The complete opposite of the initial poll results.

Why is this? I will be happy to tell you. It is because there are ball python.net "favorites" on here, that everyone is afraid to agrue with, in fear of being "pounced" on by everyone else. It is a shame that this happens, becuase it takes away from the forum. NEWS FLASH!!! Sometimes the people we love on this forum are WRONG. I guess it is human nature to be afraid to step up and say what you really feel in a situation like this.

This snake should not be described as, or considered a black back. It is a beautiful normal. IMHO, only If you cut off the top third, bottom third, and eliminated the blushing on the little piece you have left, should it be described as or considered a black back.

Like I said in another post recently, don't get me wrong. I really like ralph Davis, and I even own one of his spiders. I plan to buy from him again in the future.

That said, just because he says something does not make it a fact. If he called this snake a black back, he was trying realy hard to make a sale.

Mike

"I think it is funny how some of you follow so much in other peoples footsteps, that you sometimes don't even look up to see for yourselves...."