Het Red Axanthic
Type: Incomplete Dominant
First Produced By: Corey Woods Reptile
Complex: 8 Ball Complex
Aliases: HRA, Green Pastel, Lace Black Back, Lori
First Produced In: 2001 [1]
Availability: Common
Last Updated: 2023-01-25
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About
The Het Red Axanthic Ball Python is a colour and pattern altering mutation whose name causes much confusion within the hobby. The term “het” is normally used in the hobby as shorthand for heterozygous while usually referring to a non-visual, single gene form of a recessive trait. Whereas HRA is an incomplete dominant trait, with the “Super form” being named the Red Axanthic.
While technically Het Red Axanthic is its heterozygous form, and Red Axanthic is the Homogenous, the shortened term “het” is used nearly entirely when talking about recessive traits.
History
In 2001, Corey Woods did a Black Back x Black Back pairing, hoping to produce more Black Backs.
When the clutch pipped, he noticed two of the hatchlings had purple heads and had an axanthic look to them in comparison with the rest of their siblings. [2]
Appearance
Head
HRA Ball Pythons have a dark head colouration, ranging from chocolate-brown to almost black.
Body
This gene is characterized by its black back marking, keyhole-shaped alien heads, bold alien eyes, and white outlining of the alien heads near the belly. Flaming will also be present around the ring-shaped alien heads.
Tail
The tail of the HRA Ball Python usually carries the same “ring” pattern as its body.
Proven Lines
Green Pastel,
- Aliases: Green Pastel, Het Red Axanthic, Lori
- First Produced By: Amir Soleymani (315)
- First Produced In: 1997
- First Produced By: BHB Reptiles (2145)
- First Produced In: Unknown
- First Produced By: Josh Baity (671)
- First Produced In: Unknown
Combos
- Asystole (Het Red Axanthic Pastel Spider Clown)
- Black Gargoyle (Black Pastel Het Red Axanthic)
- Diablo (Het Red Axanthic Sugar)
- Dota (Het Red Axanthic Mojave Vanilla)
- Gargoyle (Cinnamon Het Red Axanthic)
- Gargoyle (Cin/HRA) (Cinnamon Het Red Axanthic)
- Lightning Bug (Fire Het Red Axanthic Pastel)
- Onyx (Black Pastel Het Red Axanthic)
- Yellow Snow (Red Axanthic Albino)
Super Pastel Red Axanthic Puzzle Het Orange Ghost Ball Python by Corey Woods Reptile
Super Pastel Puzzle Het Red Axanthic Ball Python by Corey Woods Reptile
Red Axanthic Phantom Pinstripe Mahogany Ball Python by Corey Woods Reptile
Pastel HRA by John Lehmann
Super Pastel Het Red Axanthic Yellowbelly Ball Python by Underground Reptiles
Orange Dream Pastel Lesser Puzzle (Pos Het Red Axanthic) Ball Python by Ozzy Boids LLC
Orange Dream Het Red Axanthic Puzzle Ball Python by Ozzy Boids LLC
Het Red Axanthic Puzzle Ball Python by Ozzy Boids LLC
