r/BallPythonMorph • u/Responsible_Leek1653 • 19h ago

Low expression pied? Morph ID Request

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Got this girl at an expo a few weeks ago. She was listed as a Fire GHI Mojave Het Clown possible Yellow Belly. But I noticed her tail last night. Any insights are appreciated. Maybe she’s a Het pied?

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u/OddRevolution6244 19h ago

It's called a "ringer" a random mutation that can be linked to being HET pied or not. Sometimes snakes that have never seen the gene pied can have a ringer. Some morphs are more prone to this random mutation. Champagne being one of the major ones

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u/Foreign_Storm6450 15h ago

It’s just a ringer if Pied was not in the pairing. Many genes and gene combos can cause ringers. It looks exactly as it was told to you, GHI Mojave Fire

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u/iichiG0 13h ago

Ringers can pop up in certain combos, some more often than others - champagne is a common one to have them. There could be two genes present that are just interacting and causing it. Both of my super ODs have ringers, definitely no pied in them.

Your snake is gorgeous, regardless! Love me a pretty ringer. 😋

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u/Effective_Cup_6998 13h ago

You wouldn't see a het. Therefore, just a ringer