High Blue
Type: Polygenic
First Produced By: Al Zulich, Tim Morris, Trooper Walsh
Aliases: Blue Line, Trooper Walsh Blue Line
First Produced In: 1988
Availability: Lower
Last Updated: 2022-12-05
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History
All Super Blue chondros have a line-bred lineage going back to two wild imports noted on pedigrees as AZ004 Wild and LR47 Wild Blue. From these two imports came a pair of clutchmates, AZ014 and AZ015.
These clutchmates were bred by Al Zulich and produced clutches in 1988 and 1989 Animals produced from these two “sib to sib” clutches included TR8834 and TW8962. TR8834 went on to sire TM9327-The Legend and TW8962 went on to be the mother of TM9348, the famous Tim Morris Blue Female (TMBF) as well her two well-known sisters, TW9330-Joan Collins, once owned by Greg Maxwell, and TW9347-Powder who went on to produce the famous TW9802-Carolina with Trooper Walsh
While these animals were all amazing in their own right, many displaying considerable blue coloration, it was not until Tim Morris bred his two snakes, 'The Legend and TMBF, that we really started to see the magic the TW Blue Line had to offer:. In 1996, Tim produced a large clutch of eggs from his female that he maternally incubated and, from that clutch came a neonate that went on to become John Holland’s legendary JH9618- Mr. Blue. Mr. Blue was one of the most exciting chondros seen at that time, quickly making his way through his color change to eventually become a stunning solid blue adult Mr. Blue - JH9618
From there, pairings were planned to bring out that same intense coloration in larger numbers. In 1999 and 2000, Mr. Blue was bred to his mother, TMBE, and these clutches produced several standout animals including the well-known Mitey Blue once owned by Rich Culver as well as Azure, Goliath, Brotto Blue, and several more. However, it was not until 2002 when Trooper Walsh and John Holland paired Mr. Blue with his first cousin, Carolina, that we finally saw the results the chondro world had been waiting for. The forever-legendary Mr. Blue X Carolina clutch contained a large number of “Super Blue” chondros including animals known as Skyy, Little Boy Blue, Papa Smurf, Mojo, Blue Volcano and several others.
Also occurring in 2002 was the pairing of BG94121-Daddypants to his half-sister, the Tim Morris Blue Female. Daddypants was sired by the famous TW9131-Ol’ Yeller, one of the first Biak outcross animals in captivity, and his inclusion in the Daddypants branch of the Blue Line added much needed genetic diversity. It also added a colorful X-Factor of sorts making way for the increased occurrence of fluke high black and high yellow animals coming from the TW Blue Line. The Daddypants X TMBF clutch contained many standout animals including Ireland, Blue Deuce, Ice, and Crazy.
Mr. Blue and his early offspring went on to be line-bred and Carolina - TW-02-98 outcrossed over the years, further expanding the population of the Blue Line so more people were able to work with it. This allowed for more genetic diversity to make its way into the line to where we started to see better and better results as the numbers continued to grow. Rich Culver’s 2007 Mitey Blue x Dream Baby clutch made waves while Brad Johnson’s famous 2006 “Godiva” clutch and 2008 Skyy x Topaz clutch both produced excellent results and contributed significantly to reigniting the excitement surrounding the bloodline
In 2009, the chondro world was shocked yet again when Christian Stewart of “The Barn” teamed up with Danny Brotto to breed two high-potency Blue Line snakes together, the extremely prolific Blue Deuce and a pure Blue Line female called Brotto Blue. It was within this pairing we saw a new never-before-seen level of potential from the Blue Line with the production of a snake known as SSDB09-Frosty. From the speed of his transition to the intensity of his final bright-blue coloration, Frosty was an anomaly in every way. [1]
Appearance
Body
Blue Line chondros are characterized by their often-seen sky-blue coloration. There
are a few ways their coloration is expressed, and hobbyists have coined several terms to describe and delineate between the levels of coverage, intensity, and the process by which the animal reaches its final blue coloration.
'High Blue" refers to snakes that have variable amounts of blue, yet much more than typical locality specimens. There are also female chondros referred to as “Hormonal Blue”. Hormonal Blue females are animals that become (and possibly remain) blue specifically in response to current or upcoming reproductive events.
Next, there are animals known as “True Blue” chondros. This term describes snakes that end up largely blue as adults yet had an intermediate green phase prior to achieving their final adult coloration. Lastly, there is the much desired Super Blue" Challenging to produce and often considered the crown jewel of the hobby, Super Blues are characterized by their change from red neonate coloration directly to blue-70% or more-with no intermediate green phase. To date, all of these beautiful and ultra-rare Super Blue chondros have been red neonates and most have been males.[2]
Controversy
Opinions vary about when and where the TW Blue Line began as well as which animals are considered founders or notable (based on currently available information), pedigree and history interpretation, memory, and personal or financial connection to particular animals.
With lineage tracing as far back as the first chondros ever produced in captivity, the TW Blue Line is the most established, well-documented bloodline of green tree pythons in the world.
With that said, a few things do seem to be consistently agreed upon and, with Super Blue chondros being considered the ultimate achievement within the line. [3]
Proven Lines
Blue, High Blue, Trooper Walsh Blue Line, Designer Blue, High Blue/White
Related Traits
No known related traits.
