Because albino is a recessive trait you need two copies of the mutant albino version of the gene (homozygous albino), one from each parent.

Your het male to a normal for albino female will not be able to produce albinos, only possible hets. I don't believe there is any way to reliably identify by sight which of the hatchlings got the single copy of the albino gene from dad so it would just be luck if you kept back the right het albino daughter to try for albino the next generation.

I think in your case (not wanting to raise many snakes) you would need to pay up and buy a het albino female. If that's absolutely out of the budget you could try with a possible het albino female and maybe get lucky. I just sold my last three young adult 50% het albino females for $50 each but it was a distress sale (wife made me do it) and I think you would normally have to pay more even with the current low prices.

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