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Enchi

Ench
incomplete dominantBlack Pastel (8-Ball) complexpartly sourced
Complex: Black Pastel (8-Ball). Disputed, not molecularly shown: Black Pastel (8-Ball) per MorphMarket community list; listed as its own complex 'Enchi' on World of Ball Pythons Complex membership is as reported by breeders and community lists; most memberships have not been proven in a lab.

How to recognise it

HeadClose to a normal head but with a heavily blushed (lightened) crown and brighter yellow eye stripes. WOBP describes the eye stripes as darker; sources differ on wording.
PatternReduced, banded pattern; alien heads faded, flat and with little internal detail. Tail usually ends in a thick stripe or beading.
ColourGolden-yellow to orange sides, copper/bronze blotches, chocolate rather than black dark pigment.
BellyNot yet verified against a source.
EyesNot yet verified against a source.
With ageGets brighter with age: oranges and yellows intensify as the animal matures (Morphpedia and WOBP). Hatchlings are comparatively subtle.

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?

This IS the visible heterozygous form. Hatchlings can be subtle; banding, blushed crown and orange flanks improve with age.

Super form (two copies)

Super Enchi
Not yet verified against a source.

In combination with other genes

Pastel Enchi het Clown het VPI Axanthic ball python
Pastel Enchi het Clown het VPI Axanthic
Seller's photo, used with permission. May be colour-enhanced. Morph as labelled by the seller; not DNA-tested.
Pastel Enchi het Clown het VPI Axanthic ball python
Pastel Enchi het Clown het VPI Axanthic
Seller's photo, used with permission. May be colour-enhanced. Morph as labelled by the seller; not DNA-tested.
Ball python identified by the photographer as Mojave Enchi combo
Identified as Mojave Enchi combo by the photographer; not verified by us.
Photo: Kaorte, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

These animals carry several genes at once. The caption lists everything the animal is said to be; none of them shows this gene on its own.

Health and welfare

No gene-linked issue reported in the sources read. That is not proof there is none.

DNA test

A test is listed for Rare Genetics Inc: Enchi (list read 2026-11-13 on MorphMarket's page for that lab). All listed tests

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