i could believe that it was a mediocre fire if you had said "hey check out this fire!". Chances are if you bought it as a normal, it's a normal, but weirder things certainly have happened.
Looks like a very nice normal. But it could be a pastel. Look at the blushing, flames, pattern, and it's color. Can you get pics of it's belly and eyes?
its not a pastel
its just a nice colored normal
(i think a hunters guide to the normal ball python would be a good idea )
2.0 Ball Pythons
0.1 Red Tail Boas
1.4 Rabbits
0.1 German Shepherd