Quote Originally Posted by JLC View Post
Handsome snake! And coming from Tim, I've no doubts at all that it is what Tim says it is. But I can't help but ask....what makes a sulpher a sulpher? Lots of normals have funky markings on their heads and/or a bit more color. I'd almost want to call something like that a "Het Black Eyed Lucy" rather than giving it its own distinct morph name. But then again....I know there are subtle morphs that really experienced keepers/breeders can pick out without any trouble....so I guess this is one of those. I just wish I knew how to tell!

In any case....congrats! I hope we see some Black Eyes in your near future!
Yeah, I know what you mean. I'm not at all worried about it, I've got some paperwork from Tim Guaranteeing the genetics but I do have a number of balls in my collection that look a lot like him. Tim did say that they get better and better looking with each shed.

I don't know a whole lot about the history of this line. I believe that the originator is a guy by the name of Dave Reid out of California. He picked up an old mature female for a real cheap price at a pet store years ago. He thought at the time that she was a fireball, but since she wasn't proven he couldn't really call her that. He made claims of her being a fire on various forums and took a lot of grief for it. (I think I might have been one of those giving him grief for it too.... ) But he did sell some to another breeder who turned around and produced some amazing looking crosses with mojaves and other morphs. It was just recently, and I don't know by who, that they were proven to in fact be het black eyed Leucistics. Maybe someone else can chime in with the rest of the story.

I would imagine when it finally comes time to breed him, I'll be bugging Tim over and over with the same question.... 'Is this one?' 'Is this one?' 'Is this one?'

Mark