If you are aware of her morph (wild type/normal), what “specifics” are you looking for?
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What specifics exactly are you looking for? Wild-type/normal is the default, the lack of any morph
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Like, some morphs look similar to wildtypes. (ex: yellow belly) I would like to know what her specific morph is. I’m sorry I worded that wrong.
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Looks like normal/wild type to me. What was the pairing that produced her, and what was she sold to you labeled as?
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I’m not sure about the pairing, she was sold to me as “ball python”.
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There are some morphs such as granite, yellowbelly, etc that are more subtle, but still often visible and identifiable. The snake, if it comes from a reputable breeder, would be labeled as such. Recessive traits can be carried in the heterozygous form, but not are not visible. Breeders usually denote these as "het. _(insert morph name here).
I’m not seeing anything here, it looks like a pretty classic normal or wild type. A snake labeled this usually indicates it contains no morphs. If you have reason to believe that this snake is carrying some other trait, you could do genetic testing on the shed through RGI, but given that the cost is probably going to be more than the snake is worth, it’s up to you to decide if it’s worth it
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I didn’t get her from a breeder. the only reason I’m asking is because i have a list of 7621 different ball python morphs and i wanted to know if she was something other than wildtype
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She is a very pretty lady!
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She looks like a typical normal/wild type. I don’t think there are 1000 different morphs discovered yet, let alone 7000. I’m not sure what list you have, but I’m interested in seeing it.
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Agreed that it looks like a normal wild type. Curious as to where you found a list of 7621 morphs out there… there’s definitely not that many ball Python morphs currently known.
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i can give you the link. do you want the link to the original website or the the one i made with all of them in one place. on the original, it only loads 20 at a time
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link to the list i made: ball python morphs
link to the original: Morph List - World of Ball Pythons?
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some of those are single morphs, most are morph combo names
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yes im aware
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She’s magnificent! Agree with others that she’s a wild-type. Really big beautiful girl.
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That’s the thing that bothers me most about WOBP. I would never consider a combo a morph if you’re making a list. Heck, I don’t even like calling things by common names like my “killer queenbee”. When selling, I always list the genes out. That way there’s no misunderstanding.
If you want to make a list of every possible combination of genes and nicknames you’re going to have a hard time. Especially when people want to change the gene names like with Nanny, or things like the Puma, which was both a gene and a combo nickname for a bit. Or multiple lines of the same gene like lesser and butter.
You just need to start with a small focus and work your way out from there. For example, I started with BEL complex genes and a hypo gene.
As far as your girl goes. I agree with what was said above. Classic/normal/wild type. If you want to see if she’s carrying any hets, you can look into the shed testing. But outwardly, she’s just a pretty gal.
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She’s a nice normal. X
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Have to agree, you can’t count combos as a morhp. A morph is the single gene type. (in layman terms)
Mixed morphs are just that, combos of morphs in one snake. These can have a name, but that is just a short way of saying what is in it.
New morphs come around from wild cought that had a different look. Then it is breed out to see what is in it. If it still does not match a current morph, then is is listed as a new one.
As for yours, it is just a normal/wild type, depending on how you want to say it. I always call then normal, as this is what they stated to be called. Normal is what you would expect to see in something in the wild, as far as color and pattern.
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