Mystic or not

[dvdpsycho]

I'm i the market to buy a Mystic and ran across this one? It's sired by a male mystic but mother was a normal. How do you tell if its a mystic or not? New to the group so thanks for your reply's in advance.
James

 

[Double B Reptiles]

Looks like a mystic to me.

 

[Dbz4246]

If the pairing is true then it is a mystic. I had someone describe it to me as a mystic being inbetween a mojave and a normal pattern wise. And that at birth, mystics are easy to spot, but I have never hatched mystics so I do not know if that is true.

 

[ClarkT]

I've hatched quite a few mystics. That looks like a mojave to me, but if the pairing was really mystic x normal, then yes, it's a mystic. Quite light colored for a mystic. I like 'em dark.

 

[Casey Hulse]

Looks Mojave to me, but they are very similar.

 

[Randy F]

See this is where the "not the snake I bought" thread comes to play. I'd say mystic but would have to be more than 100% positive and ready to back it up or raise it up.

 

[hunte567]

Looks like a mojave

 

[B&C Ball Pythons]

Let's see the belly.

 

[coldbloodaddict]

Mojo.

 

[angjess1]

Look's like a mojave to me: Here's a pic of mine.

 

[Double B Reptiles]

Some mojaves and mystics can be impossible to tell apart. Best way to determine a mystic is check for belly markers. Mystics have black markings similar to a normal, whereas a mojo will only have lighter colors. I'll have to get the belly comparison pics off of my home computer. I have yet to see a mojo with black belly markers.

 

[chrisis697]

I just recently picked this girl up in a trade. She is supposed to be a mystic. Ive never held one next to a mojave but do own mojaves. She does look different from both mojaves i own & does poses darker belly markers like a normal as opposed to the lighter marks on the bellies of the mojaves. I guess time will tell. We are gonna grow her & cross with a mojave & see what happens. Here are some pics of her, open to comments. Thx, chris

B and S Pythons/facebook

 

[Double B Reptiles]

Hate to be the bearer of bad news, and can't be sure because of the lower quality pics, but that looks like a normal to me, Chris. :/ I've owned mystics and a cinnamon mystic before, and this one doesn't show any mystic traits based on those pics.

 

[Dbz4246]

I'd have to agree with Brendan, if I was sent those pics and was told mystic, I'd have said no thank you...
I have never owned mystics but have seen many and they look at least like Mojaves...

 

[chrisis697]

Yeah, i wasnt completely sold on the whole idea but she is def not like the other normals i got. Like i said it was a trade, ya mabe for a larger snake but one that had to go for room issues. Heres a couple pics of what i think of as normal, (mystic), pstl, mojave. They all look different, haha. Thank you for your input tho, it is what i wanted.

 

[Double B Reptiles]

You have a pretty rad mojave. That's for certain love the long dorsal stripe and high blushed sides. I'd say the snake in question would be worth dinking with, but not a mystic. Ill post some mojo and mystic comparison pics here soon.

 

[Double B Reptiles]

Here are some of my mystic and mojo belly pics. Mystic has the black belly markings and the mojos are more of the golden/greyish markings.

 

[Double B Reptiles]

Forgot to include a pic of the mojo girl. haha. Those animals were from Chris Hall at Pythonpaintjobs.com. Chris is the man, go check out his site and buy animals from him if he has something you like. Stand up guy and his animals feed ferociously.

 

[Double B Reptiles]

One last one, I promise. The lighter variation of mystic and the cinny mystic female that I owned. I sold nearly all of my animals due to my first son being on the way, and the snake room turning into a nursery. I've only got my male paradox caramel, my og bumblebee male, and my first ball, which is my super chill normal male.

 

[Double B Reptiles]

Ok, I lied... hahahaha this is the last one. The neck area tells a big story for the lower quality mystics that I had. Unrtunately I didn't get any good pics of that lighter females neck area before I sold her to give you a better representation.