Hi Jeff, Yes in my experience, nearly every population has changed color over time. I think this is very natural.

I think we need to consider what the genotype means, It is the genetic possibilities that any snake in a population or individual can produce. This would include, odd balls and albinos if they every exsisted in a population.

I think each population has a set variation that can occur. And over time, the phenotypes do change and then change again and back and forth again and again. All within the genotype.

Its odd, but snakes cannot make up new anything if its genetic. Not over a very short time. So all the morphs and color types we produce, MUST be in their genetic possibilities, the genotype, or they cannot express it.

When we see something new(to use) its actually something old and unused to them. Something they did in the past. Thats what inbreeding does, express unused traits.

This is a very very interesting subject. And we know so little about it. Cheers

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