I think that a lot of the problem is that people who are very active on the internet (message boards, email, chat, etc) have a hard time getting their heads around people out there that barely even use email ... or don't post on forums ... but in the ball python world, there are a bunch. Theres more stuff than you would think that has been produced and hasn't been posted online in pictures ... it will get there, but it's just going to take time.
I've heard people say that there are two worlds in the ball python biz ... the online world and the "not online" world ... you'd be amazed at the difference and you'd be surprised at which one is "bigger".
All that crap said (my opinions are of course as useless as anyone elses), I have to admire the genius of not posting the pics at this point ... this thing is being posted about on forum after forum, week in and week out, talked about by every goober with a keyboard ... and most people have never even seen it ... there have been a bunch of new mutations produced this year whose pictures were posted on the net right away and NO ONE is talking about THOSE anymore ... yet, here we are 5+ weeks since the super black pastel pied was produced and we're going round and round and round about it ... I'd kill for that kind of marketing on something that I produced. just sayin.het hypo males anyone?
Hope this helps.
-adam