No, Pythos ISN'T actually a Bal'kar, and I have no intention of becoming one. This manip was the end result of a lot of personal drama over on FA about my attempts to overcome my knee-jerk negative reaction to the species, even though they feature a lot of things I'm interested in.
The experience ended up being a positive one for me, as the comments on the original FA posting are what lead to me realizing that I really did want to make a change in my fursona, even if I didn't want to be a Bal'kar. You might say that this manip directly led to me adopting the new version of my fursona. If you want, think of this as an AU Pythos, where instead of becoming a multi-headed pooltoy he joined the Hive.
(And I really hope I didn't cause any hard feelings with all that drama two weeks ago. I was just trying to work out my own feelings, not stir up any anti-Bal'kar sentiment or anything. If there was any backlash against any of you, I profusely apologize).
Animal stock (for the texture) by Malleni-stock
http://malleni-stock.deviantart.com/art/Frog-Stock-05-57669760505-576697605
Bal'Kar are copyright Neox