Python Passion

Python Passion is currently working with the following traits.  You may click on any of the below images to learn more about each specific morph, such as a description for recognizing the morph and how each trait is passed on to its offspring.

Tryton is a normal male and hatched in April of 1999.  He was our very first snake, and was purchased in September of 2000.  Besides being our first snake, he is also very special to us because of his patterning, which seems to be reduced the closer it gets to his tail.  Besides that, his pattern is relatively clean.  Tryton is a bit of a sporadic feeder, but that is typical for adult males.  He generally feeds relatively well in the hottest summer mnths, and tends to go off feed sooner than the rest of our collection.  However, his weight is monitored closely, and he typically doesn't lose much weight during his months of refusing food.  He typically weighs in at around 1,800 grams.

Azrielle is a normal female that we acquired in July of 2005.  She has a beautiful gold neck stripe and lighter-than-usual coloring for a normal.  Her head is very blushed.  We do not know her hatch date, as when she joined our collection, she was already a young adult.  She is a consistent feeder, and is getting close to 3,000 grams in weight.  She is also a good breeder, as she tends to lay 6-7 eggs each time we breed her.

Chloë is a normal female that was added to our collection in May of 2002; she was the second snake we bought.  She was originally acquired in order to attempt breeding, but has quickly become an educational-show favorite due to her sweet nature.  She is the largest of our collection, weighing in at around 3,300 grams (give or take depending on the time of year).  She is the only ball python in our collection to be feeding on large rats.  She is a good feeder and a great breeder, as her clutches are generally large, ranging from 7-9 eggs.

Spaz is very special to us; she was hatched here at Python Passion.  Her parents are Tryton and Chloë, and when she hatched on July 24, 2007, she earned her name.  She was the nippy one in the clutch, and we bonded with her as we tamed her.  For the most part she is now a calm snake, though she still occasionally attempts to bite, but usually on or around feeding day, which should tell you she is an awesome feeder.  She very rarely refuses a meal, even when she is in shed.  Her crazy and busy pattern is loved by many.  We still have not decided if we want to breed her or not; she was kept as a pet, but sometimes you never know how many normal females you will need!

Alchemy is named for his hidden gene; he is 100% heterozygous for albino, meaning that while he carries one trait for albino, he also carries one trait for normal, and since the normal trait is dominant over the simple recessive albino trait, he appears normal.  He hatched in 2006, though we do not know which month.  The term "alchemy" means the ability to transform something ordinary into something valuable, or in myth, the ability to turn ordinary objects into gold.  Since he has the ability to produce gold and white babies, we thought this name was the most fitting for him.  He was acquired in 2007 as a baby, and was a very good feeder then.  Since he has grown up, his feeding is a bit more sporadic, but that was expected.  His unique pattern is easily recognizable due to his mostly black back and peculiar markings.

Algol was acquired in October of 2007 along with Albionne, and the two are half-siblings.  They have the same albino father but different normal mothers.  He hatched on May 14, 2007.  Algol was a great feeder as a baby, but since he has grown into a sub-adult, he is one of the most frustrating sometimes.  He has a bad habit of striking and coiling around his offered prey, but then refusing to consume it.  However, he is still a part of our "family" and is loved by us.  He appears to have a bit of a granite appearance to him, which we love.  He also has a very good disposition, and seems to like being handled. 

Albionne hatched on June 3, 2007 and was acquired at the same time as her half-sibling, Algol, in October of 2007.  Her and her half-brother share the same albino father, but have different normal mothers.  At the time we purchased her, she was a known sporadic feeder.  Since we have attained her, she's had very few spells of food refusal.  She will not, however, accept frozen/thawed meals.  Thankfully, she will take freshly killed prey instead of live.  Her pattern is loved by us due to the many areas of black back that she has, and we look forward to eventually breeding her to Alchemy in the hopes that the two will produce an albino with a black back, or in that case, a white back.  We were hoping to breed her for the first time during the 2009-2010 season, but as of now, that is still questionable.

Mushu was attained in October of 2008, and is a 2008 hatchling; we are not certain of the month, but we believe he hatched in August.   Mushu has always had a lovable personality, and can be quite the little ham.  He is a very good feeder, and only refuses meals while in shed.  He is growing steadily, and has reached minimum breeding weight.  We have attempted a few pairings already this season with Chloë, but so far he has not locked up with her.

Siennah arrived here in June of 2009.  She hatched on August 18, 2008, and is a very good feeder.  She is well on her way to becoming a breeder here.  She can be nippy from time to time, and she did bite her first day here.  However, that may have been an instance of stress from shipping, coupled with missing a meal before the shipment.  Since she has settled in here, she will puff up and hiss a lot, but otherwise does not bite anymore.  She is, however, quite fast!  We fell in love with the peculiar marking on her neck that looks like a number three.

Maleficent hatched on August 4, 2009, and arrived here in September of 2009.  We fell in love with her flames/blushing, and sincerely hope that these won't fade as she ages.  She seems to be a very sweet, calm snake, and we look forward to what she will produce in the future!  We are just getting to know her, but she is already fitting in well with the rest of our collection.  So far she is feeding well and growing steadily.

Megara is our most recent addition.  She hatched on October 1, 2009, and she is a very special girl.  In addition to being a cinnamon pastel, she is also a ringer!  The cinnamon pastel morph is co-dominant, and the "super" form of this morph is a solid black ball python.  The "ringer" trait is not completely understood, but many don't think it is genetic as of now.  However, she is very pleasing to look at!  We haven't decided all of our plans for her just yet, but you can be sure she will be producing some babies in the years to come!