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Greetings All,

Many years ago (almost 20 years) I had acquired this Albino Burmese Python (Male). This was a time when they were new and exciting. The baby python was a graduation gift from my folks! Baby Albino Burmese are still my favorite of all baby snakes when they are under 1 year old.

I have never bred him, but he seems to have a higher color contrast and more "orange" than most seen on the market these days.

I could be wrong, but I have not seen alot of Albino Burmese adults with this type of crisp color and pattern. Is this snake worth finding an equally attractive female ABP? Most of the specimens I have seen are not as orange or contrasted in pattern. Kim is an employee at a local nature center, she posed for the picture.

Truly,

Paul Bodnar
Crocodile Wildlife Conservationist

im no expert but id find him a gal and breed him hes beautiful also if you do id be interested in a pair of babies my email is awesomemorphs@yahoo.com let me kno if you breed him

Hi Paul!
That is a sharp lookin' albino burm you've got there. Very nice contrast, crisp.

The lack of selective breeding is the main reason we don't see as many quality ones as we used to. Unfortunately, there are a lot of people that buy morphs according to the name of the morph without any regard to the quality of the pattern/colors. I could go on a tangent as to why people are selling "normals" that are actually Heinz 57s, for a mere $50 at a time when our hobby is being threatened in this very area. But I'll stop there, for now.

"Is this snake worth finding an equally attractive female ABP?"

If you've got the passion for the quality, which you seem to have, I suggest you begin searching. I'd request photos of both of the parents because of how colors can fade with age. I started keeping Burmese Pythons nearly 35 years ago and I'd love to have an albino that looks as sharp as your male does. If I may offer a lil' advice on breeding, especially breeding burms - "A farm mentality will serve you well."

Best wishes!
HH
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Its funny I have a 16 year old male burm (16th birthday present)some people get cars when they turn 16 i got a snake i think i came out ahead. anyway he is also very crisply(?) coloured like yours. I agree with HH I think back then there was still something special about albino burms (i think there still is)and people spent more time breeding to produce nice albinos not just to produce albinos.
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Paul,
you might consider putting it on a breading loan with someone who breeds many burms. They may have a larger selection of breeder females with nice color and have a track record of breeding success. After a year you get your snake back and half the babys and not much effort on your part. You will also know if it is fertile and in the mean time keep an eye out for a female.
Try to do it localy if you can or look into the breeder pretty well first.
Good luck,
Rob