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Posted by: DMong at Sat Jun 19 11:45:54 2010   [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by DMong ]  
   

Congratulations on a very unique find!

Yes, that is definitely what is known in the colubrid hobby as a "T-positive"(aka lavender albino). With this mutation, the melanin is absent, but the melanocyte still contains tyrosinase (a melanin pre-cursor)within the pigment cell, giving it a lavender/purple hue.

That animal also looks to have slightly piebald sides with no pigment at all in it's lower ventrolateral area as well.

VERY cool indeed!


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