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Lets get real!!!! "YELLOW BELLY"

jram Jul 20, 2004 09:21 PM

With all the people advertising "yellow Bellies!!!!" for 10 grand. What is the true definition of YELLOW Bellies?????? Do they actually have yellow bellies or what??? Help me and many others understand what a true yellow belly is!!!
Thanks anyone who can clear this up.

Replies (5)

dumje Jul 21, 2004 07:40 AM

Maybe a yellow tinge to the belly...a checkered like pattern along the side scales of the belly...sometimes a real rich yellow/orange to the sides...I wish some people would post some more pics of them...I mean good pics of the bellies...I have seen a few but would like to see more...it is something you really have to see over and over again to understand what it is.
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Michael Enriquez

Atistaldi Jul 21, 2004 03:57 PM

You stare, and stare, and never see it then all of a sudden you do and you can move your head every which way and you still see it. Thank you very much Jared for having the patience to sit and show me photo, after photo, and explain and show and sit there still before I finally got it. Once you 'know' what a YB is you don't forget it. You just chuckle at those people trying to get 10k-25k for a normal.
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Violette Garcia
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Yes I know it's in webmaster's 'shop'.

anthony james mc Jul 21, 2004 10:18 PM

Agree, once you know what they look like you can usually spot them right away. They are going to be great in combo with alot of other morphs, it's just a matter of time, not to mention if the super is what most believe to be an Ivory, then the market will be solid as a rock. Time will tell, I hope the YB's prove out soon as they need to "for the record", since so many people are waiting this one out and need more proof before they will invest. Anthony McCain-McCain's Reptiles.

JaredHorenstein Jul 21, 2004 07:49 AM

Here are a couple pics of some yellowbellies............

Howp you can see what they are from these pics..........its sad that soo many people are claiming to have them........yet they are trying to sell totally normal snakes...

Here is a pic of 2 NORMAL ball pythons belly shot..........

And here is a yellowbelly..............

It is quite obvious.

Jared Horenstein
R.P.R.

JM Jul 21, 2004 08:32 AM

I've got 5 or 6 that look like that nromal on the right. Very yellow belly all the way down, but I was sure they couldn't be "Yellow bellies"~

but then convince yourself it's okay to part with them~ "Just in case!" Any chance of a pic showing all three~ the "Yellow Belly" and the two snakes in the top pic?

Thanks for the help here!
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Cheryl Marchek
AKA JM
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