#lesser mojave ball python

[katiefrog217]

Walks with Aziraphale were always so amusing, especially when he took one of his different forms. Tonight, Crowley took note of a few different reactions:

1. Much to his bemusement, quite a few people crossed the road entirely just to avoid him (he didn't know why, he thought this particular form was very charming).

2. Those who didn't avoid them either didn't notice at all, or cooed adoringly at his companion. A few snake enthusiasts tried their best to impart advice upon him (Yes, he was aware it was a chilly night to have a python outside. Yes, he was aware that he had a few extra rolls on him, and he would appreciate it if they didn't body shame him, please and thank you).

3. He had a particularly interesting encounter with a stranger who tried his best to buy Aziraphale from him (he didn't know whether to laugh or be offended on his companion's behalf when the person subsequently dropped their price offering upon learning he was male. He turned them down, of course).

This just in: local vampire hunter tries his hardest to look cool in front of his crush.

I said soon and I guess I meant now haha.

I could help but draw Crowley and Aziraphale from @mrghostrat 's new Vampire AU (thanks for the permission btw!!) and I'll be damned if I couldn't pass up the opportunity to draw Ball Python Azi after being deeply entrenched in Ball python morphs and drawing them for the past few years.

I'm also a big sucker (har har) for any kind of vampire au, so I was incredibly excited to draw this!! I'm still not confident in my ability to draw Crowley (or jackets oof) but I tried.

On that, while I have ya'll here, a few fun facts about Ball Pythons and Morphs:

Azi looks to me to be based on a Blue Eyed Lucy (Leucistic) ball python. Leucistic is different from Albino - both lack pigment, but Leucistics only lack pigments in parts, rather than entirely like with Albinism. The fastest way to tell the difference is the eye color.

Blue Eyed Lucies have eye colors that range from Black to Blue - blue obviously being the more popular eye color.

The whiter the snake, the more sought after it is (not all Lucies are pure white, depends on the morph combo)

Unlike a majority of ball python morphs, Blue Eyed Lucies don't have a distinct gene combo that defines them. Generally, their morphs included Mocha, Mojave, Lesser, Butter, etc. The combos are generally endless. A Super Mojave (Mojave bred to Mojave) will produce a fairly grey/white snake, but their heads tend to be a very dusty grey, and isn't an ideal combo for a Lucy.

A snake that seems incredibly white when hatched may change color as it ages and become less white. This is common for all morphs, and their patterns define themselves and get stronger with age.

In breeding, males are generally less desired than females, and run at a lower price generally. This is because a single male can breed multiple females, so it's less effective to have more males in a clutch than females.

Obesity in snakes IS a real thing, and generally hard to manage if you do have an obese snake. Snakes tend to retain weight well, so exercise is really the only method to help bring their weight down (plus smaller meals). Good luck if you have an obese snake that isn't particularly inclined to be active.

Ball Pythons generally tend to have what's called a 1,000 gram wall - in which a snake that hits 1k grams stops eating and will not gain more weight. No one is 100% sure why this phenomena happens, but it's incredibly common.

Not a fact but opinion: Paradox ball Pythons are my favorite morph. If you want to see some incredibly interesting genetics, look them up.

[i-m-snek]

Welcome new followers!

I legit got 1k new followers from that ‘how to cook a snake’ post, so allow me to introduce myself! My name is Laura, Cis woman I go by she/her. Herpetologist and advocate for forward thinking when it comes to keeping reptiles. I’ve been keeping reptiles for 10 years now, and I regularly update my knowledge based on recent research. I specialize in ball pythons but have a fair amount of knowledge on other species as well. My entire life is based around giving my pets the best care I possibly can, and educating people on reptiles. I currently work as a tech in an oil and tire bay as my day job, but I make D&D dice on the side.  Now, for what y’all followed for! Allow me to introduce my babies, along with showing off their setups. 

This is Dante! He’s the first snake I’ve ever owned, got him 10 years ago and had him since he was only a few inches long. He is a Motley morph Corn snake, incredibly sweet and docile, and very curious. I have him in a bioactive enclosure, I’m still trying to find plants that he won’t destroy though lol. Ignore the dirty water bowl, I gave it a wash after I took the picture

Next up is Thresh! He’s a pinstripe morph Ball Python, hovering around 10 years old, I’ve had him since he was a baby as well. He’s generally slow moving, curious, and incredibly sweet. He is in a basic enclosure, but I plan on swapping him to bioactive in the next few months. 

Here’s Leliana! My gorgeous and amazingly sweet Blue Eyed Leucistic ball python (from a lesser/mojave pair). The absolute sweetest snake, she is curious and friendly, one of my best ambassadors! I’ve had her for about ten years, and she remains as my top favorite snake. She is currently in a basic set up, I am unsure if I’m going to put her on bioactive since she doesn’t have any melanin to protect her from light. I may just use gentle plant lights if I do

This is Navi! My high red Brazillian Rainbow boa. She can be a little bit grouchy so I try to keep her handling to a minimum, as to not stress her out too much. When she is out though she is very fast, and wants to explore every nook and cranny she can find. As she’s aged her colors have dulled a bit, which can randomly happen to rainbow boas sometime. She’s been checked at the vet just to be safe and is still perfectly healthy. She is currently in a home made enclosure that is set up to be bioactive

This is Zevran! He’s a bi-colored crested gecko. I swear he has a single braincell that just pingpongs back and forth all day LOL. He is an adorable little goof, very sweet and curious. He fires down the nice light orangish pink you see in the photo, and fires up a nice bright orange color. He’s in a semi-bioactive enclosure, meaning there’s no plants and no UVB tube. I may upgrade him to full bioactive soon.

This is Kitana, my rescue bearded dragon. She is incredibly mild mannered and sweet, and very smart! She will glass surf to tell me when she needs to poop so I’ll take her outside to do her business. She is leash trained and loves outdoor time, and cuddle time. She does the cutest little shimmy to get cozy when I have her on my lap. She is currently in a home built enclosure with a tile base. I don’t know if I’ll swap her to bioactive or not, still on the fence about it. (She does have a water bowl, its just hiding behind the wood in the photo)

This is Aerith, my orange dream fire pinstripe ball python. She’s always hungry, poised and ready to eat any time I enter the room, she’s a little easier to stress out so she’s in her enclosure most the time, but every once and a while she is calm enough to come out and chill on the couch with me. She’s in a basic setup, but as with everyone else I’m gonna try and upgrade her to bioactive.

This is Asriel! My disco/fire (possibly enchi, possibly yellowbelly, which we are trying to prove out this year). I hatched him myself and raised him from the baby, he is incredibly sweet, very curious and super confident. I adore him so much honestly. He’s currently in a bioactive setup!

This is Aurelion Sol! He is a mexican black kingsnake, I think he’s around 12 or 13 years old? I got him when he was already an adult and around 9 years old or so, he’s from the same breeder I got Dante from. When I got Dante, the breeder also showed me baby mexican black kingsnakes that were from this guy and Cassiopeia (who has sadly passed away.) Aurelion is -always- hungry, and will try to catch and eat anything that moves. This photo is a rare occasion where he isn’t trying to eat me. He is currently in a basic set up, not sure if I’m going to swap him to bioactive or not. (he’s on the top shelf so it’s hard to get a pic of his enclosure)

This beautiful girl is Crunchwrap Supreme, a Suma (possible yellowbelly) ball python! My most recently acquired baby, and I already adore her so much. She is a little shy, but so so sweet. Once she is comfortable she is incredibly curious! She’s a fantastic eater, and I can’t wait to watch her grow. She is currently still in her quarantine enclosure, but as soon as she’s out I’ll likely get her set up in a bioactive!

This is Raina! My vanilla fire enchi yellowbelly ball python. I got her from a friend, who got her from @tailsandco​ (Hi Shelby! Been a while). I had adored Raina since the first time I saw her on Shelby’s blog, and some things happened and she ended up in my care (I am still so grateful like LOOK AT HER SHE’S GORGEOUS AND SWEET). Raina is so, sosososo sweet. She’s Asriels mama, and she’s a little small compared to my other females but that’s just a genetic thing. She eats well, and loves to take naps on the couch while I watch youtube. She’s in a regular setup currently but I want to put her on a bioactive as well!

This is Rhea, he’s a disco/fire ball python. He’s the father of Asriel, and has such a goofy personality. When he’s exploring he regularly goes underneath his own body and then just. Sits there like he’s stuck even when he’s not. He is incredibly sweet and loves to periscope! He’s currently in a basic setup, but as with everyone else, I plan on converting him to bioactive. 

This is Tali! She’s a merauke locality scrub python. This species is actually well known for being incredibly bitey (as most arboreal species are), however there are always exceptions to the rule. I picked her out from her clutch mates because in the photos, she was the only one not poised to strike at the camera. That indicated the potential to be a calm, relaxed animal. I worked with her since she was a baby to make her comfortable with me, and trust me. If she turned out to be bitey I wouldn’t have minded, I knew what I was getting into. But the patience and trust paid off, she is the absolute sweetest! I still get her out of her enclosure with a snake hook for safety reasons, but once she’s out I handle her with my hands. She is so, so sweet and I am forever grateful for how much she trusts me. Her, Leliana, and now Crunchwrap are all competing for my number 1 top favorite snake I own. She is currently in a huge bioactive setup! I plan on getting more of the Dracaena 'Marginata' (the tiny palm tree looking thing) soon. This is just the left corner of the enclosure too!

This is Undyne! She’s a Merauke locality Blue Tongue Skink :) She is incredibly smart, not quite on the level of a tegu but pretty close. I’ve been doing choice based handling with her and it’s improved our levels of trust by a ton. She loves crunching on ice, and exploring the livingroom in her play pen. She’s currently in an 8 foot long basic enclosure. Again, I really wanna put her on bioactive but I gotta figure out what plants are safe to be in there in case she wants to munch them. Lol

This is Pharoh! He’s my rescue cat that I found in my front yard when he was a kitten. I found him during the beginning of COVID so we were home together every day for 3 months. He is incredibly sweet, cuddly, and also playful. He’s a mama’s boy, he follows me around the house 24/7 and if I’m sitting, you can bet he’s in my lap. He gets special meals where I put him in the back room so I can safely have my reptiles out, and he doesn’t see it as a bad thing because he gets a big special meal. He even has a giant running wheel to help keep him entertained while I’m at work. He’s such a good little man 

I also have a couple spiders, but I don’t want to tag this big post with it so I’ll leave them out and possibly do a post on just them later on.  But yeah that’s the family! I pride myself in taking the best possible care of my pets that I can :)

[gopheryourpet]

2022 Lesser (Pastel GHI Mojave) Ball Python Male. Levi is eating frozen thawed rodents, has a calm disposition and weighs 114 grams. As always these are photos of the actual snake available. Email us at ScalesforSale@GopherYourPet.com or Text/Call 682-414-0013. Credit/Debit Cards, Cash App, PayPal, Venmo, Zelle, Payment plans, and shipping are available. Kingwood, Texas. All sales are final $100.00 GYP-4952 www.GopherYourPet.com (at Kingwood,TX) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cpdp6V5LDFm/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[marzipan-riddles]

[yung-white-boy]

My new python, Pegasus

[electricamethyst]

A snake and his succulents 🌱

[montythepython]

Cinnamon Lesser

BEL (lesser x mojave)

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[jessjunk]

This is a Mojave ball python, born missing one of his eyes and he is coming home with me :)

[stellarxxnova]

Some of my beautiful babies ❤️ ball pythons & my red tail boa

[southernoracle]

Pet time!!

I have many animals...thirteen, to be exact. Here are all of my babies:

OLCB's 'Brick Built Patriot', or Brick, for short:

OLCB's 'America's Kimber Rose', Kimber for short:

Shida (She's the very first pet we adopted!):

**Snake warning, for those who are not fond of them!**

Twitch (Killer Leopard Bee Ball):

Waldo (Pastel Banana Ball):

Melusi (50% Het Piebald, 25% Het Clown, 25% Het Lavender Albino Ball):

Aphrodite (Puma Ball):

Monty Python (100% Het Clown Pastel Vanilla Lesser YellowBelly Ball):

Xena (Mojave Ball):

Apollo (Pewter Ball)((Excuse the selfie)):

~~Onto the next post because picture cap is 10~~

[i-m-snek]

Sent Leliana’s last two babies off to their new homes today ;.; I will miss them, especially the disco mojave boy. I am happy with the homes they are going to though!

[we-dont-need-to-hissper]

Don’t mind me, just browsing beautiful clown babies on morphmarket for a theoretical future breeding project I’m nowhere near close to having the money for...

2018 Cinnamon Clown produced by Outback Reptiles (x)

2019 Enchi Clown produced by Moore Pythons (x)

2019 Leopard Clown produced by Dream Weaver Reptiles (x)

2018 Poss Super Pastel Lesser Clown produced by Snake Eyes Exotics (x)

2019 Nuclear Clown produced by Mike Wilbanks (x)

2018 Pastel Mojave Clown produced by Snake Eyes Exotics (x)

2018 Enchi Lesser Clown produced by Snake Eyes Exotics (x)

2018 Enchi Clown produced by Hilton Head Exotics (x)

2018 Pastel Lesser Clown produced by Stewart Reptiles (x)

2018 Cinnamon Clown produced by Ballroom Pythons South (x)

[bimercenary]

it took 27 years but i finally got my very first snake!

she’s a platinum bred by vpi, the same breeder behind the vpi axanthic morph

i originally expected to get a lesser, mojave, or cinnamon ball python, and i hadn’t even heard of platinum before yesterday

but she was so pretty and checked every single box on my list so i just had to get her

she doesn’t have a name yet and probably won’t get one until i can start handling her, so it’ll be at least a week, but i’m thinking about naming her after a russian composer

[marzipan-riddles]

the pythons got upgrades recently, though i need to buy more cover for them soon! (silas was in shed when they were upgraded so the photo of him isn’t very good whoops, and he’s also going to be upgraded again once i finish building a non-glass enclosure for him!)

[slytherfriends]

hey, out of curiosity what are your opinions on spider ball pythons?

hm. I don’t think I have a very strong opinion; mostly because I don’t personally have a spider morph and ball pythons aren’t the only animal I keep but I DO have a friend who adopted a spider morph from a local reptile shelter and shes been a great pet. I’m not a big fan of breeding animals that have a known genetic anomaly like spiders just for an aesthetic look. 

I personally would not breed spiders and I think breeding snakes with a bad neurological issue is pretty awful. The only morph I would be personally interested in breeding are BELs which would be easy enough: Gyll is a pastel butter and Taylor is a mojave/lesser BEL. 

But right now I’m more focused on breeding geckos, specifically geckos that don’t have a big captive breeding program in the US. Right now I have a breeding group of Golden Geckos (gekko badenii) which is what I’m most excited about! They’re critically endangered in the wild and have no known captive breeding program and if I can breed them and provide captive baby goldens I would just be over the moon! These geckos are just amazing animals and providing pet goldens that aren’t imports hurting the wild population is important imo. I also have plans to breed tokays (gekko gecko) and giant halmaheras (gehyra marginata) and maybe leachies (that’s really more up to them tbh) 

Anyway... the only way I would ever be comfortable getting a spider would be from a reptile rescue, purchasing one goes against my personal morals and I would never ever breed them. 

But that’s my opinion and there’s a LOT of those out there!

[electricamethyst]

Happy Halloween from Casper!