How to recognise it
| Head | Dark base with heavy blushing around the crown. |
|---|---|
| Pattern | Alien heads often have no eyes or a single one; tail matches the body. |
| Colour | Bright yellow when young. |
| Belly | Clear. |
| Eyes | Not yet verified against a source. |
| With age | Starts bright yellow and fades with age. |
Rows marked "not yet verified" are withheld until they can be cited. Inheritance is the trade's usage unless a source below states it.
Visible in a single copy?
Visible in single copy; treated as dominant, no hidden carriers.
Photos
No photo yet. We only show photos submitted by members, sellers' photos used with permission, or photos with a verified free licence and credit, never borrowed or AI-generated images. The sources below link to reference galleries.
Health and welfare
Reported issue. Evidence grade in our record: breeder consensus. Only sentences that name their source are shown; that source is listed below. Other details in our record are not repeated here.
Females have known fertility problems (Morphpedia and the Morph Issues list).
Females have known fertility problems (Morphpedia and the Morph Issues list).
DNA test
Not found on the Rare Genetics Inc list as read 2026-11-13. Other labs may differ. All listed tests
Sources for this page
- MorphMarket Morphpedia: Desert
https://morphmarket.com/morphpedia/ball-pythons/desert - MorphMarket community: Morph Issues [Ball Pythons]
https://community.morphmarket.com/t/morph-issues-ball-pythons/114 - MorphMarket / Rare Genetics Inc test list (Spider Complex panel)
https://morphmarket.com/rgi