Back when Spiders were 10, 12, 15 or 20K.........



and people preferred the ones with higher white sides.....



people began labeling some Spiders as 'Lo-White' or 'No-White' or even 'High-Orange'.....



and in some cases, they were priced cheaper than a Spider with the traditional 'white sides'.....



Yes, Grade B Spiders.....to some of us at least.



(When I picture a Spider Ball Python I'm picturing white sides....)





I've never sold Spiders (I have a KillerBee male, yes), and I didn't get seriously into Ball Pythons until after various market crashes, so I'm not the one who established what is and isn't a top notch, textbook Spider Ball Python.





I'm just a hobbyist, I don't sell at shows.

But, I do help out at a good friend's table a couple times a year, and I've seen firsthand how Spiders with white sides sell better than Spiders with NO white sides....

(People like the contrast of the white scales? Call it the Piebald factor, I guess.....)







BB



PS: Next up, let's talk about the less visually impressive specimens of Spotnose and Desert Ball Pythons! :D


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