Gene
Black Axanthic is a recessive axanthic line of the ball python with dark black and silver coloring, darker than the older axanthic lines. A snake needs two copies to show it. Breeder sources treat it as separate from VPI Axanthic and TSK Axanthic, though one reference reports a 2024 test finding it identical to TSK.
Ball pythons show Black Axanthic only with two copies. One copy makes a het, which looks normal but can pass Black Axanthic on.
Older breeder sources treat Black Axanthic as its own recessive line, separate from VPI and TSK Axanthic. One reference reports that a 2024 test found Black Axanthic and TSK Axanthic to be the same gene.
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Example: het × het gives about 1 in 4 Black Axanthic per egg (1/4).
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