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Hey everyone... Before I throw down the cash for this snake tomorrow... Can I get some opinions on whether this is a Bali Retic or not?

These are the things that make me believe it is a Bali:

2 yrs old, 6 ft long
nice color

These are the things that make me wonder if it is just a normal:

pattern is pretty "normal" in appearance
It's tame.

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Mark & Aimee Berger
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I myself have a bali. She's a nice critter. I've had her for about 6 years now, and she was well over a year when I got her. Someone came into the pet store I worked at while I was in HS desperate to get rid of this retic as he was moving out of his place that night. He was a regular customer of mine so I said I'd take it off of his hands, no charge of course. It was 'huge and mean' according to him. when I got there I saw a shy 6 foot retic just wanting to hide when you went to grab her. NOw she is about 12 feet long.

Ok, enough of that. To answer your question. In my opinion it very well could be. It could also just be a small regular male. Is the throat yellow? In my expericence bali's have tons of yellow on the underside, depending on the mood/temp/other factors of the snake at anytime. Mine is almost like a chameleon at times. Bright oranges, yellows, purples, and blues some days and bland the next. Your retic looks very bali like. I'm no expert though. I'm sure one of the other guys/gals here could give you a more accurate answer.

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