I have a question...

[Jem_Scout]

Are there ever any Piebald Ball Pythons born with white on their heads? If so, does anyone have a picture?
(Stop laughing at me now...)

[Shadrach]

Never seen one? But it doesn't mean they don't exist I guess?

[John_White]

I have an answer, well sort of... Piebaldism has been well studied in farm animals and some non-herp domestic animals. Animals with large large piebald spots on the head usually have defects in both the visual system, hearing system and brain. Although piebald spots are not always a sign of these problems. I'm not sure if these same piebald abnormalities are seen in snakes and if they are present, to what degree.

[X-Factor]

So you are saying that piebaldism has NOT been found (so far) to carry inherent health defects in snakes? I ask because that is my main problem with morphs in the first place...

	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).

[HARTSOCK]

So.................... aside from the affects of piebalism, are there snakes with it on their heads?????

I am going to guess no, never have seen them and I suppose if they did exist we would have seen some pics on here by now.

[morti]

Originally Posted by Jem_Scout

Are there ever any Piebald Ball Pythons born with white on their heads? If so, does anyone have a picture?
(Stop laughing at me now...)

I have also never seen one and I have been following the ball morph market pretty closely for a number of years.

Originally Posted by X-Factor

So you are saying that piebaldism has NOT been found (so far) to carry inherent health defects in snakes? I ask because that is my main problem with morphs in the first place...

I am not aware of even any reported problems related to piebald ball pythons. So far as I know they are at least as healthy and hearty as normals.

	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).