borneo blood BALL python?????

[sapphire_moon]

I got to this website where they auction reptiles.......this guy or girl is selling something that he calls a blood ball python.....is there such a thing? To me it looks like a blood python or a really red columbian boa.....more like a blood python though.......can go here http://www.reptibid.com/cgi-bin/auction/auction.pl?category=b_snake_ballpythons&item=1062115071[/URL]

And tell me what you think???

[Tim and Julie B]

I looks like a borneo short tail maybe a cross with a blood. Damn expensive though!

[sapphire_moon]

I thought so to......I hate it when people confuse me like that.....good thing I have people here who are more experienced as to know what they are looking at.

[burmer]

I have seen pics of a borneo crossed with a ball. I never saw a price on them. They are very cool looking.

[Grant vg]

thats a Python brongersmai, also known as a blood python.
theres no ball or borneo short-tail python bred into that snake.

great lookin snake though!

gvg

[Linds]

Nice misrepresentation....lol :rolleyes: Yup, as Grant said, just a blood, nothing else added ;) Click <a href="http://www.ssnakess.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=23441">here</a> to see a blood x ball hybrid ;)

[TheRedDragon]

It's a BorneoXBlood from mine and Invictus' observations.

[peregrinefalcon]

Yep Grant is right its a pure blood python, no cross would be that red (or look exactly like a pure one). Check my gallery, my blood is exactly like that.
Adam

[Grant vg]

red dragon, what characteristics gives you the impression that it has borneo blood in it?
im asking this as im working on a species identification page on blood pythons for my new website and would like to know your reasoning , and maybe incorporate , something i may have missed, when it comes to ppl identifying the 3 species.

thanks,
Grant

[Invictus]

Grant, she was going mostly on my word there. I said blood x borneo because of the black in the tail. I've never seen that on a blood. (Then again, I was never into bloods until about a month ago.) Plus the fact that it was listed as a Borneo Blood.

As for it being borneo blood ball... apparently the owner is just a dolt who thinks any heavy-bodied snake is called a ball python. :)

[Linds]

Bloods typically have black tails (excluding Ivory and Albino).

[reverendsterlin]

this is where using the specific latin names for the breedings comes in as necessary

[Matt_K]

Here's one of my bloods, note the black tail ;)

http://www.ssnakess.com/photopost/data/500/473femaleblood.jpg

[Grant vg]

no worries invictus,

all three species of the blood complex have back tails. i dont think ive seen one without it.

hey Matt, stop posting pics of my snakes!!! :p muahahaha

[Invictus]

I guess I just never paid enough attention to the tail. :)

[Matt_K]

Originally posted by Grant vg
hey Matt, stop posting pics of my snakes!!! :p muahahaha

Sorry Man, i just like to pass off your animals as my own at every chance i get :'(