Major Morphs: Axanthic Stripe

 This is the tuxedo-wearing version of a ball python – the Axanthic Genetic Stripe. Here’s a perfect description of what being ‘axanthic’ really entails:   

“Axanthic – While albinism is the lack of all melanin or pigment color, Axanthics only lack red or yellow or both.  Axanthics are a recessive mutation that produces a snake that is varying shades of grey, black and brown. Although most “brown out” as an adult, there are some lines that hold their color more than others. Axanthics are a color mutation only and thus will have the varying patterns as a normal ball python.”