LIGHTNING STRIKES TWICE! UNBOXING LIGHTNING PIED BALL PYTHONS!!!!

This pair of MJ Pieds are a HUGE gain for BlindStryke!
Note: To avoid any further misinformation; a "Lightning Pied" is only created using the MJ axanthic line of axanthic. You CAN NOT create a lightning pied with VPI, TSK, or Jolliff.
MJ just created a post today (9/17/21) regarding this exact issue. DO YOU RESEARCH!
Here are 2 sources as well:
www.worldofbal...
Check out the Morphmarket gene trait combos list and see what "lightning pied" takes you to... www.morphmarke...

[@crazylablady]

That girl on the end was the star of this video🤣

[@laurenthomas7723]

I personally like the look of the male myself. They are both very “striking” though. I can’t wait to see what they produce and hopefully soon.

[@tinareaves958]

Oh my goodness 🥰 those r my fav color n PIED!!!!! LUV LUV them. Hope the others arrive safely. Ty for sharing 👍🙏🙏💞

[@bizzmoneyb]

the MJ Axanthic pieds are the best Axanthic pieds IMO. congrats man.. those are some awesome pickups!

[@toeachitsown2050]

Agreed. Mine look better with age imo

[@jasoncormier9588]

I have seen people argue over the lightning pied name. I am glad that you mentioned it.

[@SNKELTD]

People arguing facts seems to be common place now!

[@madwolf8399]

OH HELL YEA! I was hoping youd get some lightning pieds!!

[@Hogstrictors]

Lightning pied BP's so freaking gorgeous, and im not even a big fan of ball pythons. Im team star trek. They have the colors of the Borg. I would have named them Seven of Nine and Locutus. 😅

[@permissionpythons6990]

Great pick ups, especially the MJ’’s. One of my goals is to own that line.

[@royalbusinessreptiles1275]

Nice pick ups

[@joshuhwhat]

Beautiful snakes! My pied is a nice mix of white and brown, his name is cowboy 🤠

[@wickedsnakes6015]

We have a breeding pair of VPI Axanthic 100% het for Lavender Albino from Dave and Tracy Barker. Hoping to produce some lavender Snows next year. I do recommend quarantining everything you get in no matter where they come from. I'm not going to shame anyone but I've gotten snakes with mites from prolific breeders. I quarantine everything now for a min of 60 days (90 if it's wc). Congrats on the animals though! I need to get something from you soon!

[@SNKELTD]

I do quarantine everyone... I said there was no need to quarantine 2 snakes from the same collection. Which is what the 2 lightning pieds were. The axanthic projects are awesome! I almost jumped on some lavender snows a few months back, but now I'm thinking of refraining from buying different axanthic lines so I don't mix them up!

[@hncjr2]

Awesome looking snakes 🐍 👌 💯

[@headstampballpythons3783]

Gorgeous pick-ups!!! Lightning pieds, and urban camos are my top 2 favorite snakes. I love the blacks, whites, grays and silvers.

[@SNKELTD]

I'm right with you! We just made a camo too!

[@headstampballpythons3783]

@@SNKELTD Did you do a video on the camo clutch? Is it already on KZbin?

[@SNKELTD]

I think it's scheduled for next Saturday

[@loriw2661]

They’re stunning!!

[@afterburnerWR]

You can call her "Omega" from the new series Star Wars: The Bad Batch :-)

[@norriscj]

FYI - I refer to all axanthic pieds as lighting pieds. I hope more people start doing this. Definitions change and nobody has a monopoly on the meanings of words. Part of this video reminded me of when people gave Justin Kobylka and Miguel Garcia a hard time for calling the Leopard Enchi Lavender a Starburst because "Starburst" used to refer to a different combo. Could you imagine if the first person to hatch a mojave/lesser coined the term Blue Eyed Lucy and tried to convince people that all other combos that make a BEL can't be called a BELs. Too funny. Great video though! I always look forward to your videos.

[@SNKELTD]

Well, you'd be wrong in doing so. I've cited multiple sources including the person the MJ line was named for and the person who coined the phrase "lightning pied"... MARKUS JAYNE! He just made an IG post this morning stating that ONLY MJ axanthic pieds are lightning pieds. I agree that definitions change, and some older morphs go by the wayside. I don't see how this is one of those things though. Axanthic lines are not compatible. They all have their subtle differences. Lightning pied was attributed to the specific axanthic line "MJ", by the originator of the line, Markus Jayne. I don't understand how you're the 3rd person now that refuses to listen to logic and facts just because you like doing it your way.... but I guess that's a microcosm of our society at this point.

[@toeachitsown2050]

You are wrong and misleading then.

[@chancespector8570]

What breeders did you get them from

[@wickedsnakes6015]

We named our Axanthix male Kylo Ren

[@patrickalilbitofeverything5181]

Awesome pickups 🔥🔥🔥🔥💯💪🏽

[@paupaupythons8942]

Those are so cool

[@Notchloe_berryy3]

I love athentics pi ball pythons. I’ve been trying to get one my self any tips where? I know reptile shows but none are there from what I saw

[@SNKELTD]

Lightning pied like these are hard to come by, but you can find other types of axanthic pied on Morphmarket. I have a few hatchlings for sale that can make Lightning pied!

[@Notchloe_berryy3]

@@SNKELTD I’m not really a breeder but I’m looking more into it. My old albino ball python recently died so I’m looking for a female Axantic pied ball python but I might look what you have for sale!

[@SNKELTD]

Shoot me a message through Morphmarket if there's any you're interested in!

[@Notchloe_berryy3]

@@SNKELTD I will! I’m also waiting for a cheaper one ;-; but I will keep it in mind!

[@cainfrittswallace7895]

I agree that technically mj pied is the only lightning pied but I personally think it's silly both are axanthic pied but only one is allowed to be called lighting, I personally think it would be okay to refer to them all as lightning pied but hey I don't make the rules I just follow them and buy snakes 😄🤷

[@SNKELTD]

There's a pretty big visual difference in the genetics between the axanthics. That's why they're separated out. Plus they're also not compatible with eachother.

[@cainfrittswallace7895]

@@SNKELTD yeah same goes for albino and lavender albino they're both visually different and have different genetics but you mix them with axanthic of any kind or either albino and they're still snows one's just a snow and the other is a lavender snow which would be no different than saying a lightning pied or a VPI lightning pied, but like I said I don't make the rules I just think sometimes names are taken too serious lol I don't see why it's a big deal if somebody wants to call it a lightning, I personally wouldn't because it's frowned upon but if it was accepted I would, but nonetheless if somebody called a VPI a lightning as long as they were being honest about it being VPI and not MJ I would still buy it

[@justheretoinspireyou5803]

What would you get out of a vpi and pie ?

[@karinbuff7184]

Hi extermly cool snakes luckand light not sue of the spellibgbut the girl ligh

[@user-jm6dp1eh5q]

Hi 👋 I am breeding ballpython in S.Korea. I have a pair of lightening pied. But male have not interest in mating. And My friend has same problem. So we are suspicious of their reproductive potential. I want to listen your opinion. Have you ever been bred lightening pied from lightening pied? (not with het)

[@toeachitsown2050]

Yes, they can breed that way. Maybe your male isnt ready yet.

[@blackdahliareptiles403]

Any line axanthic pied is can be called lightning pied, not just mj line. they all do the same thing..mj line is no different at all.

[@SNKELTD]

That's not what this says.... www.worldofballpythons.com/morphs/lightning-pied

[@SNKELTD]

...and Billy doesn't say it HAS to be MJ in this video, but he specifically mentions "MJ Axanthic" when noting the ingredients for the lightning pied: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gZe0hZarerKcY9U

[@SNKELTD]

Also, who have you seen in the industry call VPI Pieds "lightning" that has been around longer than a minute?

[@blackdahliareptiles403]

@@SNKELTD it was a nickname given based on how an axanthic pied looks so I've seen many people refer to any axanthic pied as lighting pied. Also Indianapolis fedex is terrible! They've done that to me many times and only that hub

[@SNKELTD]

Sorry brother, you're incorrect on this one.... check out the Morphmarket gene trait combos list and see what "lightning pied" takes you to... www.morphmarket.com/us/c/reptiles/pythons/ball-pythons/multi-gene-index (I'll give you a hint,... mj axanthic combos ONLY) I've cited the 2 major indexes of ball python Morphs that refer to lightning pieds as specifically and ONLY being mj axanthic pied. You can't keep disputing facts just because you heard other people mistakenly call vpi pieds (or other axanthic genes) lightning pied. Research!