Took some pics today while cleaning. The lighting was decent, so I got the old Nikon out and took a few pics of my favorite babies from the 2008 season. The Ultra-Breit baby FINALLY had it's first shed early this week (born back in June).

The first pic: Possible Visual Het, Probable Visual Het and an Ultra-Breit
http://www.monkeyfrog.com/pythons/borneos2008/DSCN5886.JPG

Just the Ultra:
http://www.monkeyfrog.com/pythons/borneos2008/DSCN5879.JPG

BEST of luck to all you Borneo/Blood breeders this season!

Matt

they are so awesome wow very nice

http://www.monkeyfrog.com/pythons/borneos2008/DSCN5879.JPG



That is just awesome right there, great looking animal.... you can post more of that one any day!

Great looking babies!

WOW Bro! That ultra is amazing! Congrats on producing that one!!!! Excuse my ignorance but is the ultra a new morph? I have never seen anything like that!!!

You know I love 'em Matt!!

Ultra is HOT and I agree more pics needed

Very nice love the color they have :rockon:

Thanks, All! Norsmis: The 'Ultra' trait has been around for just over a decade now. It's been pretty 'down low' for a long time. One thing that is pretty much universal with the people producing them is the fact that no one really knows the bottom line on the trait. No one is sure what type of trait it is since it does not seem to follow anything the snake community is used to seeing. There's a bit of speculation overall. My opinion is the trait my be related to a 'codon' type condition. A friend of mine who is a biologist tried to sum it up simply as this: If the 'conditions' are favorable, the trait may 'insert' itself and we see 'visual' hets. The gene may also insert twice and thus produce the 'Ultra' form in the first generation as was the case with this particular Ultra. I bred my best Ultra male to a 'normal' female 100% unrelated to my collection (CH import bought at a pet store in Texas) and we produced the trait this season from that breeding. Pretty crazy really... what we do know is it's indeed genetic. But, the exact nature of it's method to pass on is still a head scratcher. I hope to have a few more breedings this season to maybe shed a little more light on it. A few folks have been producing them for years (this will be my 4th year coming up) and still cannot pinpoint the exact nature of it. There are potentially 4 distinct bloodlines being worked with at this time. I believe they are all the exact same trait and just vary a bit due to founding animals (kinda like the vatiety seen in Pastels Ball Pythons. In the end, they are all still Pastels, just different grades). One thing is for sure... it makes hatching eggs REALLY interesting! Trust me, I almost flipped my lid when I saw an Ultra in this clutch! Good times... :)

Matt
p.s. - These were all in ONE clutch from 2006. Variety pack!
http://www.monkeyfrog.com/pythons/borneos2006/DSCN5149.JPG

Nice looking STs! I love that Ultra Breit. Such a cool looking snake...

Those are just awesome! :yessir:

God DAMN i love those ultra-breit's

Wow, I just love short tails and bloods! This is an example why,

Wow. THAT is a snake id definitely own in my collection!! That Ultra is Freakin superb!!

How much do these guys generally run for? Temptation has never seemed so sweet....

Holy Smokes that Ultra is hot...:master:

Wow, those are some impressive animals, but that ultra is smokin'!

I love the Breits. I like them almost as much as those Damn Ivories. Great looking snakes

Many thanks, Evan! I'll be gittin' me some Ivory someday soon... I hope! :) They are truly awesome. I still think the T- Albino Blood SLAYS everything (ANY snake morph out there)... they are just unreal in person. They look completely 'fake' to me because their color is so intense. Reminds me of an albino Sinaloan actually: Just add 30+ pounds! :) Someday soon on them too!

Matt