Python Owner Breeds Emoji Ball Python

Justin KoblykaJustin Koblyka breeds snakes. He loved snakes since childhood and became known for his snakes with very unique patterns. How does he make his snakes look this way? He breeds them carefully, combining snakes with specific recessive genes to bring out different scale colors. The Emoji snake took himeight years to perfect.

Kobylka toldThe Sunthat, to breed a snake like this,breeders combine snakes with specific genetic mutations. These genetic mutations happen naturally in the wild, but coats like the Emoji Ball Python are extremely rare, if not impossible to find in nature. Only breeding lets us see these patterns.

"Piebalds sometimes have faces in the pattern like this," he told the British newspaper. But, "perfect faces are extremely rare."

While Koblykadoessell reptiles, this one isn't for sale. Ball pythons usually cost $40, but this snake is valued at $4,500. Still, Kobylka said he hasno intention of selling the snake right now. But if you want to see, his other snakes have equally interesting and unique patterns.