Vern Ball
 

Several years ago I acquired a cool dark female I just called my Dark Dinker. Some people thought she looked like a Chocolate, and most who saw her liked her look. I produced a Mojave male from her a few years ago and bred him back to her the last two years. I have what I feel is a new morph with a Super. The Vern Ball, as I am calling it, is characterized by nice dorsal and side flames, a high amount of peach under the brown on the side patterns, a clean and unusual belly, a unique star looking head pattern, and a clean, no alien head pattern as you get to the tail end (last like one-third of the body). I have posted a few pictures next to a normal colored Ball. The only cross so far is a Mojave. Based on the three total clutches so far, I believe I have hatched out at least 5 babies I am calling the single gene Vern Ball, and one I believe is the Super form. Based on my breeding's so far, it looks like my female is the actual Super form. Any comments pro or con?

Dave

http://i491.photobucket.com/albums/r...ps5de3312b.jpg
This picture shows the 2013 male single gene Vern after his first shed and first meal. This picture really shows the Vern head pattern.
http://i491.photobucket.com/albums/r...psf4480586.jpg
Same snake.
http://i491.photobucket.com/albums/r...ps5a31d5f3.jpg
Head pattern shot.
http://i491.photobucket.com/albums/r...ps52a94bd5.jpg
Vern belly shot.
http://i491.photobucket.com/albums/r...l/IMGP6461.jpg
Vern and Normal colored Ball.
http://i491.photobucket.com/albums/r...l/IMGP6465.jpg
Reduced Patterned Vern from 2012.
http://i491.photobucket.com/albums/r...l/IMGP6346.jpg
Super Vern 2012
http://i491.photobucket.com/albums/r...l/IMGP6347.jpg
http://i491.photobucket.com/albums/r...l/IMGP6341.jpg
Super from 2012 again.
http://i491.photobucket.com/albums/r...l/IMGP6193.jpg
Original Vern that I feel is a Super
http://i491.photobucket.com/albums/r...psbe53f208.jpg
Vern in the back, and Super Vern after shed in the front.
http://i491.photobucket.com/albums/r...l/IMGP3459.jpg
Original female.

interesting. It does appear to have a chocolate look to it but also looks a little harly too. I find myself lost when it comes to all the new morphs and all the dinker projects people are working with. But congrats and hope to see more combos soon

I am pairing the Mojave Vern up with the original female again, hoping to get conclusive results.

I think this female holdback is a Super Vern Mojave.

Dave


http://i491.photobucket.com/albums/r...ps021c760c.jpg

Hey dave my vern male has bin very busy has locked with a huge female 3 times. So I'm hoping to get acouple female verns out of them.

Jim, I hope he gets the job done for you and you get a few new crosses.

Dave

Me too dave he is a stud. Thanks again I have a couple high end girls for him next year :-)

Jim, you get any eggs yet?

Dave

not yet looks like she is getting ready anytime now. I will keep you updated

http://i491.photobucket.com/albums/r...ps6aaa45e6.jpg
Might be the first ever Lesser Vern. Not sure, will give him a few sheds.
http://i491.photobucket.com/albums/r...psd9e3f9ab.jpg
This Lucy hatched in the same clutch, could be a Vern Lucy.

Dave

Very nice dave