![]() If two Albinos are bred together all the offspring would be albino. The image below explains how the recessive genes are passed on from parents to their offspring. This means that the snake will appear normal but can pass on the gene to their offspring. If only one of the genes at a particular locust contains the abnormality, then the Ball Python will be a het for that mutation. Recessive Ball Pythons require both of the genes at a particular locus to contain the abnormality in order for the mutation to be visible. The Albino was first proven out by Bob Clarke and was the first recessive morph to become widely available and affordable to casual breeders, paving the way for the Ball Python craze we see today. It is one of the ‘original’ ball python morphs and played a large role in why ball python morphs are so popular today. The Albino Ball Python morph was first proven out in the early 1990’s to be a recessive mutation. When a snake is ‘het’ for a morph, they can pass this gene onto their own babies and these babies can be visible morphs, even though the parent looks normal. This means that they will look completely normal but still carry the gene. However, if one of the parents are an albino, then some of the offspring will be het for albino. The Albino morph is a recessive mutation meaning both the parents have to have the albino gene in order for any of the babies to be albino. The T- Albino Ball Python is the typical Albino with the white and yellow coloration, pink eyes and pink tongue. The T+ is a darker snake with black eyes and is usually referred to as the Caramel Ball Python. There are two main types of Albino Ball Python, they are the T+ and the T. Sometimes the snakes are darker with a cream-colored background and dark yellow or orange patterning. This lack of dark pigmentation results in a white snake with yellow patterning. They are sometimes referred to as being amelanistic. This difference in coloration is a result of the snake’s lack of melanin or dark pigmentation. ![]() The Albino Ball Python Morph is a color mutation meaning the snakes have similar patterning to a normal ball python but with different coloration. WingedWolfPsion, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons Albino Ball Python Description ![]()
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