I personally think the "Axanthic" Ball Pythons are actually Anerytheristic. Why?....Several reasons, just like the Anerytheristic Boas, often times Axanthic Ball Pythons "Brown out" as they get older, to the point of almost looking normal, Many Anerytheristic Boas do the same, Both are most striking as youngsters.

The fact that both Snows in Balls and Boas have little to alot of yellow pigmentation as adults seems to point to them being Anerytheristic instead of Axanthic. I think the reason why they are labeled Axanthic is because unlike boas that have red pigmentation visible, the Ball Pythons don't (Ie they don't have red in thier tails, ect..)

Its one of those things that you'd be heavily critizied for saying amoungst Ball Python people, but I say if the shoe fits...right? I havn't heard a good reason as to why they are called Axanthics and not Anerytheristics?...have you?

Your a brave man...you should ask the question on the Ball Python forum...I dare ya.....lol
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• AXANTHIC or ANERYTHRISTIC - albinorosy, Fri Jan 9 17:51:59 2009
• RE: AXANTHIC or ANERYTHRISTIC - maizeysdad, Fri Jan 9 19:53:05 2009
• RE: AXANTHIC or ANERYTHRISTIC - LarM, Fri Jan 9 20:14:17 2009
• Axan can it be duplicated??? - SpyderPB6, Sat Jan 10 01:11:13 2009
• RE: Axan can it be duplicated??? - Slithering_Serpents, Sat Jan 10 02:16:53 2009
• RE: Axan can it be duplicated??? - Luke9815, Sun Jan 11 18:27:33 2009
• RE: AXANTHIC or ANERYTHRISTIC - ajfreptiles, Sat Jan 10 09:22:23 2009
• RE: AXANTHIC or ANERYTHRISTIC - mpollard, Sat Jan 10 09:31:15 2009
• Definitions: - boaphile, Sat Jan 10 10:04:42 2009
• So Jeff.... - albinorosy, Sat Jan 10 11:33:22 2009
• No - boaphile, Sat Jan 10 13:19:10 2009
• You Play with Barbie Dolls huh?..lol - ExecutiveReptiles, Sat Jan 10 16:08:07 2009
• I didn't say that I played with Barbies - boaphile, Sat Jan 10 16:23:11 2009
• Just givin you crap...lol - ExecutiveReptiles, Sat Jan 10 16:53:57 2009
• I am curious what the Ball Python people - ExecutiveReptiles, Sat Jan 10 17:25:25 2009
• Not much response.... - ExecutiveReptiles, Mon Jan 12 10:26:54 2009
• RE: Definitions: - ajfreptiles, Sat Jan 10 13:10:06 2009
• RE: Definitions: - boaphile, Sat Jan 10 13:26:57 2009
• Thanks Jeff - LarM, Sat Jan 10 15:38:54 2009
• Why is yellow harder to remove than red? - snakecandy, Sat Jan 10 11:16:52 2009
• RE: Why is yellow harder to remove than red? - albinorosy, Sat Jan 10 11:54:58 2009
• RE: Why is yellow harder to remove than red? - snakecandy, Sat Jan 10 16:09:40 2009
• RE: Why is yellow harder to remove than red? - albinorosy, Sat Jan 10 17:05:35 2009
• RE: Why is yellow harder to remove than red? - kylefrost, Sat Jan 10 16:12:10 2009
• However, I think - boaphile, Sat Jan 10 16:27:41 2009
• jeff.... - albinorosy, Sat Jan 10 17:15:25 2009
• Interesting.... - ExecutiveReptiles, Sat Jan 10 17:38:58 2009
• Example I used.... - ExecutiveReptiles, Sat Jan 10 20:01:05 2009
• Dang Typo... - ExecutiveReptiles, Sat Jan 10 20:04:25 2009
• RE: jeff.... - EricIvins, Sat Jan 10 19:58:19 2009
• pardoxs are just fixing things cell by.. - micahdenton, Sun Jan 11 01:08:57 2009
• RE: pardoxs are just fixing things cell by.. - EricIvins, Sun Jan 11 05:28:09 2009
• Almighty boa keeper and genetics god.... - vcaruso15, Sun Jan 11 10:25:45 2009