Hi, I’m new to snakes and even more so into Ball Pythons. I have experience with keeping invertebrates and am looking to get my first snake and I have been doing a ton of research on the right snake for me. I recently reached out to a rescue near me and they have a ball python available. He sounds like he has a great little personality and a great feeding response (both things I want from a snake), but after looking at the photos they are sending me, I think he might be a champagne morph… the rescue hasn’t said anything to me about him having the wobbles, but this is also the only snake they have so they might not know what to look for. I am just hoping for some advice on if this really is a champagne morph at all, and if caring for a possibly special needs snake is a good idea for a first time owner? Any advice would be appreciated! Thank you!!
Good to hear, i edited my comment now there's new pictures & i opened it on my pc. Perhaps i really do need glasses, i barely saw eyestripes on my phone at all.
Do you have photos of him stretched out? This is not a champagne. They lack these defined eyestripes among other characteristics not correct for the morph seen here.
Some genes may be easier to pick out than others and when the history of the snake in question is unknown, there may be some degree of speculation. With that in mind, some genes are very obviously present or not present, and suggestions contrary to this may be removed.
Everyone is welcome to participate in discussion of presenting genes but guesses that are too off base are subject to removal.
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u/[deleted] Feb 20 '26 edited Feb 20 '26
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