Phantom Pied Royal Python

(Python regius)

A stunning example of a Phantom Pied Royal Python.

Royal Pythons

Royal Pythons are among the best beginner snakes due to their laid back nature, and fairly easy care requirements.

Hatchlings are approximately 10 inches in length. Adult female ball pythons average 3 to 5 feet long, and adult male ball pythons average 2 to 3 feet in size.

Phantom Pied Royal Python are a much rarer morph of royals and not as often seen.

What does ‘Phantom’ mean?

‘Phantom’  morph is an incomplete dominant mutation which affects the colour and pattern, showing through little blushing on the body, alongside bright flames.

What does ‘Pied’ mean?

Pieds are a color and pattern mutation with an aberrant body pattern while the head is typically normal looking.

 

Phantom Pied Royal Python
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