The differences between a "high-yellow" and a true "pastel" are very obvious in person. Photos often make some pastels look normal and make some high-yellow balls look pastel. The main differences besides the intensity of coloring is that most pastels (in person) appear to have shades of different shades of gold, lemon-yellow and peach all layered one on the other. It almost looks like paint mottled onto the scales. They also have more purple colored heads and some even have smokey-white heads. Pastels also have greenish hazel eyes in some specimens.

Here are two of my ball pythons. The top pick is an outstanding high-yellow/gold female the bottom pick is a pastel. Hope that helps!

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• confused about difference between hi yellow and pastel - robin123, Sat Oct 16 08:55:38 2004
• RE: confused about difference between hi yellow and pastel - princeofpythons, Sat Oct 16 09:40:31 2004
• Thank you, that was very helpful NP - robin123, Sat Oct 16 21:52:02 2004