that because of the dark melanin pigment being so greatly reduced in the extreme hypos, you see the blood within the eye, because it cannot be "masked over" by dark pigment.


Also, I don't know of ANY other hypo snakes(besides the "extreme ghost" Honduran) that has red eyes either. It is a double mutation that involves hypomelanism x anerythrism(lack of reds/oranges which gives the animal an intensely "washed-out" look, with deep "ruby-red" eyes as well. These are VERY uncommon in the hobby, and have only recently been produced in small numbers.


~Doug



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• Hypo Hondo eyes - CFlowers, Wed Jan 30 01:30:39 2008
• RE: Hypo Hondo eyes - DMong, Wed Jan 30 02:09:18 2008
• forgot to also mention - DMong, Wed Jan 30 02:25:23 2008
• RE: forgot to also mention - CFlowers, Wed Jan 30 02:58:43 2008
• RE: forgot to also mention - antr1, Wed Jan 30 08:48:57 2008
• RE: forgot to also mention - antr1, Wed Jan 30 09:06:19 2008
• you're correct - DMong, Wed Jan 30 09:43:36 2008
• RE: you're correct - antr1, Thu Jan 31 08:53:48 2008
• correct ! - DMong, Wed Jan 30 10:53:42 2008