Hi all -

guess I'm technically a newbie on this forum, although I did post a few months ago with some frantic worried-mother type questions (thanks to everyone who answered me!)

I'm a college student in TN, and have fallen in good graces with the biology department at my university allowing me to keep my three snakes in the science building. Currently I have 1.1 BRB (Radio and Audrey) and 1.0 African egg eater (Loki) who's proving a challenge, as he's still on finch eggs, but is about the cutest thing you'll ever see.

I'm posting with a question/observation about pattern morphs... Since Radio is the only BRB I've seen in person until my first reptile show a few weeks ago (when I got Audrey) I thought he was the norm. I was totally surprised when Audrey's breeder pointed out her crescents to me, but a little research upon my return home explained why: Radio is a complete eclipse - not even a speck of color in his side spots (I'll try to get a few pics up later).

Is this a particularly special or rare morph, and how genetic is it? Is it something bred for, or a luck-of-the-draw type thing? I wish I had a little more info about Radio's background, but I got him as a birthday gift (he's about 9 months old now).



(The first pic is Audrey, the second 2 are Radio - they're not great quality, but you can see his patterning)









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1.1 BRB (Radio & Audrey)

1.0 African egg eater (Loki)

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