 Genetic
Morph: Congo
Status: Proven
Dominant
When: 1999
By Whom: Vin Russo
I purchased a young wild caught " Jungle
" looking female Ball in 96 and bred
it in 99. The snake was bred to a het albino.
All 5 of her offsping came out as carbon
copies of the mother ( Jungle Type ). Proving
this to be a genetic trait, a dominant one.
In 2000 I produced 6 more beauties. They
are very Yellow and stay very Yellow even
as Adults. So in 2001 I bred one of the
99 males back to the mother and the results
of this breeding produced 7 even more spectacular
Yellow & Black Balls. They are similar
to what people call " Jungle "
balls. The term Jungle Ball derived from
Snake Trappers in Africa that beleived that
the more Yellow & oddly patterned balls
came from the Jungle instead of the savannah
grass lands that were the more favorible
hunting grounds. So instead of using the
abused name of " Jungle " I have
named these Balls " Congo Jungle Ball
Pythons " It doesnt mean that they
came from the Congo, but just that they
are a unique looking Dominant Trait Ball
Python that retains its light juvenile colors.
Imagine what an Albino, Pied or Pastel ball
would look if you added this trait. Also,
all of these guys are possibly het for Albino
( from the first breeding to a het in 99
).The genetics of this snake seem to be
Dominant. The Original female Congo is Homozygous
for the Dominant trait. Based on a punett
square all the F-1 offspring will be Dominant,
het for normal. Im hoping that by breeding
two F-1 babies, I will eventually produce
a Super Congo. More breeding is necessary.
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by Vin Russo
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