A Few of My snakes

[William]

It refers to a ball python gene/morph. The gene is uses in the creation of a of different morps and mainly create a fading effect in the coloration of an animal.

[Demjor19]

That's a great looking ball! I keep hearing the term "lesser" when describing certain snakes, what does that mean?

The Lesser came from Ralph Davis...A very large reputable breeder in the industry. He imported a light BP from Africa that he coined the Platinum. He eventually bred this Platinum and the babies did not quite look like the Platinum parent. Since they were not quite "Platinums"...He called them Lesser Platinums. Over time, the name got cut off to just Lesser. They are a part of the Blue Eyed Lucy complex and there is some type of hidden gene working that can create the Platinum, but that is a little more involved and could be a thread of its own.