Stupid Question

[blood4eva69]

is there more than one kind of ballphython out there? I KNOW IT MIGHT BE A STUPID QUESTION BUT I RATHER ASK THEN NOT KNOW...LOL

[fatedgod]

you mean morph wise or species? There are tons of different color morphs and there are a few cross breeds of ball pythons (royal python blood python crosses). I am not aware of any differences in balls based on locality, but I am not the most educated on the topic.

	Morph A morph is a color or pattern variation that is proven to be genetic. Common morphs include albino, anerythristic, gentically striped, Hypomelanistic, and many others. Morphs also include combinations of simple traits such as "Sunglow" which is Albino and Hypomelanistic. These traits may be recessive traits, co-dominant traits, dominant traits, or created through selective breeding (ie Pastel).

[JuliusSqueezer]

In some countries a calibar python aka Calibar sand boa is called a ball python. The confusion over whether it's a boa or python is because it lays eggs so was originally lumped wih pythons but DNA ties it to sand boas so now it's a boa...always one in every bunch eh?

[morti]

The precisely accurate answer to your question is no... across it's entire range Python regius is Python regius. There are no subspecies and no locality types.

I highly reccomend the books Pythons of the World Volume II: Ball Pythons By Dave and Tracy Barker for a detailed, scientific perspective on Ball Pythons and The Complete Ball Pyton by Kevin McCurley for a detailed guide on care, breeding, and color/pattern morphs of Ball Pythons.

	Morph A morph is a color or pattern variation that is proven to be genetic. Common morphs include albino, anerythristic, gentically striped, Hypomelanistic, and many others. Morphs also include combinations of simple traits such as "Sunglow" which is Albino and Hypomelanistic. These traits may be recessive traits, co-dominant traits, dominant traits, or created through selective breeding (ie Pastel).

[ChadRamsey]

some call them royals

[Blood Boa]

Blood have been bred with balls. They are called super Balls i have seen and held one very expensive

[patch]

my girlfriend saw a picture of one of those "super balls" and wants me to try and produce one with our balls and borneos. I told her to get those thoughts out of her head quicker than the entered. It's just not right.

[dball]

Originally Posted by patch

my girlfriend saw a picture of one of those "super balls" and wants me to try and produce one with our balls and borneos. I told her to get those thoughts out of her head quicker than the entered. It's just not right.

Time for a new girlfriend.

[fatedgod]

lets leave the "is it right" discussion in the other thread where it belongs.