Will someone PLEASE explain Yellowbellies?

[kc261]

There must be something I am missing. I have read the hunter's guide, quite a few times. I have looked at pictures on BP.net and plenty of other places. I have held snakes in my hands at shows. I just don't get how one identifies a YB from a normal.

Help please?

[tigerlily]

Yellowbellies are a very subtle morph. Here's a link to NERD's site and description of yellowbellies. http://www.newenglandreptile.com/ner...ll-python.html

[Spaniard]

From what I've seen some yellowbellies stand out from the crowd and others look very normal. If the intense belly flames aren't represented it becomes very hard to distinguish it from a normal.

[West Coast Jungle]

To me the most distinguishable part of a yellow belly is the belly markings(speckly) running on either side of their bellies.

[LadyOhh]

[LadyOhh]

I realize that that was not an explaination, but more of examples.

ALL of those are Yellowbellies.

It was to show the speckling that Raul was mentioning, and the need to be able to see the sides and the belly to really ID the animal.