Panda Pied Ball Python Video

Written by Colin Weaver : Posted on February 12, 2009 : 7 Comments

Back in November 2008 I was helping my friend Ian from Outback Reptiles at his table at the NARBC reptile trade show. Most of us know he produced a piebald super black pastel in 2008 and there was a lot of commotion on the web about whether or not it really existed. The snake was at the show. There are a few pictures out there but I was rummaging through some old files on my PC and realized I had made some video of the panda pied while at the show.

I posted the video to YouTube but the quality is kinda lame.
Better quality video: If you want better quality here is a larger version of the video of the Panda Pied Ball Python. Here it is:

Update: October 21, 2009

I have received quite a few questions about how to produce this so here is a little information that should help you out. In the example below I assume that you are breeding two black pastels that are both 100% het for pied together. The results are crazy and you can get an idea of just how hard it is to make a panda pied. Over time, as more people get an actual panda pied it will get easier but for now we’re still playing the het game. Enjoy:

B – Black Pastel
N – Normal
p – Piebals

Panda Pied Punnet Square (breeding two black pastels het pied together)

Panda Pied combo options (black pastel het pied x black pastel het pied)

Panda pied breeding - Effective results from breeding two black pastel het pied to each other

7 comments

bill sikora on February 18, 2009 at 10:47 AM said:

THE MOST AWESOME BALL IVE EVER SEEN IN MY LIFE GREAT WORK
Colin Weaver on February 20, 2009 at 12:46 AM said:

Thanks Bill. Sadly for me I didn’t produce it. My boy Ian at Outback Reptiles did. He actually sold the animal to another breeder not too long after I shot the video. Hopefully we’ll see her pop up again in a year or two so we can get an idea of how she matures. She is a cool snake. – Colin
Casey Dolan on July 18, 2009 at 7:09 AM said:

Awe, She’s a cutie. Piebalds are fantastic, I have a normal, but always fascinated by the different colorings of Piebalds.

How much do they price on average as hatchlings? I may look into purchasing one.
Colin Weaver on July 20, 2009 at 4:46 PM said:

Casey, this Panda Pied is still the only one to have been produced. It will be interesting to see how many other breeders produce them this year. Last I heard the original Panda Pied is in the collection of Michael Cole (http://ballroompythonssouth.com/catalog/) and was somewhere in the $18-20K range. Pricey to say the least.
Harm on October 22, 2009 at 1:05 PM said:

So let me get this right its:
Black pastel X Piedball = Black pastels 100% het pied
Black pastels Het Pied X Black Pastels Het Pied = Panda Pied and 8balls
Or is it:
Black pastels Het X Black pastels Het = 8ball Hets and than breed those togetha??
Nick Tsiou on October 20, 2012 at 6:40 PM said:

And why are you not breeding a super black pastel to a pied which gives you 100% black pastels het pied and gives you more pairs to play with in order to produce more easily a panda?

With respect
Nick
Bianca on December 16, 2012 at 11:54 AM said:

Lovely snake