Ball Pythons: Breeding & Morphs

From Normal to Unique

Ball Python (Python regius), also referred to as the royal python, is a species of python native to West and Central Africa. Because of their gentle nature, they've become the most sought out species for beginner snake owners. But for more advanced snake owners, ball pythons have become part of a vast community of snake breeders that experiment with the color moprhing genes to create some of the most beautiful appearances. The most basic gene morph of the ball python is the normal morph.
Typically brown and black, slight variations of the basic gene appearance surfaced and have be used to create fasinating color and pattern combinations. Each indivual specimen is completely unique! So if you and a friend both have a normal morph, each snake would have it own patterning.

When two or more genes are visably dominant, more color and pattern variations emerge, inlcuding, but not limited, to eye color. Below in an example of the Blue Eyed Leucistic ball python, otherwise known as "Blue Eyed Lucy". It carries the gene combination of mystic and butter!

A personal favorite gene combination of mine is the Leopard Blade Clown. Its a visable three-gene pattern and color morph. It shows qualifying gene traits from all three morphs; leopard, blade and clown. The elongated patterning and the copper brought out in the brown, makes this particular gene combination and eye catcher for sure!

To enjoy exploring more into these breath taking morphs, I welcome you to the wonderful World of Ball Pythons

The BEST beginner snake!

Coded by Kathleen Landman