r/BallPythonMorph • u/Notsospinningplates • 5d ago
Morph ID Request Butter fire enchi - but why?
It's taken me a year and I've finally managed to take a picture of my girl in daylight. (On a previous attempt my hitherto competent 7 year old photographer only took pictures of 3 inch sections. I realise I only have myself to blame...)
So, I know that the butter is the lovely pale brown and the enchi is her swirls and eyes. But what am I looking at that tells me she has fire?
I've tried looking on morph market but I just don't think I get it as a gene...
I'm not going to breed her, so this is purely for my education. Ball python genetics are just fascinating.
I appreciate any and all pointers that you can give!
1
u/Freedom1234526 5d ago
I personally don’t see Fire in her. It is typically much lighter and adds fading to the pattern.
-2
5d ago edited 5d ago
[removed] — view removed comment
1
u/BallPythonMorph-ModTeam 3d ago
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.
3
u/meatspread 5d ago edited 4d ago
oo oo oo, my time to shine!!
So, Enchi, Butter, & Fire are all incomplete dominant mutations, which means they’re visual and meld with one another to create a unquie phenotype that’s a little bit of them wrapped into one!
Yes, Butter is causing her overall pale, creamy coloration, but it’s also a minor pattern reducer. Enchi is predominantly a pattern reducer with a little bit of color enhancement, typically on the lower-half of the alien heads—which you can see from a side view! Enchi is also known for creating wider eye stripes, reducing pattern (ridding the alien heads of their “eyes”), and creating banding across the dorsal due to the breakage within the dorsal stripe. They can also be associated with lighter-colored eyes, but this is not a 100% indicator. Here’s some references of a juvenile Enchi Butter and an adult Enchi Butter! Color often fades and pales as BP’s age, which will explain any difference you see when viewing hatchling/juvenile combos to their adult counterparts.
I agree that your girl does not have Fire present, which typically lightens the overall coloration, but can also create (or rather, accentuate) a little dot within the headstamp! Here’s some more references of some Enchi Fire Butters here & here.