Hey Paul,

Great PHOTO! (had to say that in spite of the jyohe comments...lol)
Seriously though it is a decent enough photo.
I have no doubts that your snake is indeed an enchi.
As you know, morphs such as the enchi are quite variable.

I have a female that looks uglier than yours!!!
(How is that for boasting...lol)

Quite some time ago, I purchased a pair of c.h. snakes from Michael Cole.
They were sold to me as "Rust Reds".
(When I got them, they were neither rusty... nor red.)
When I first received them, I asked Michael Cole if he thought they could be Enchi Pastels......He was sure they were something different. I was satisfied with them. Although they did not appear red or even orange....I knew that they were indeed something genetic.
Michael Cole told me that as hatchlings they were more rusty and red....hence the name.
Supposedly they were thought to be siblings.
My female looks exactly like your female...only less speckling...a LOT less.
(I think she has one speckle!!!) lol.

While raising the snakes up I changed the name on the label a few times.
(The "Rust Red" name just did not seem to fit these snakes.)
As the snakes aged...they also began to look different from one another.
(both still look promising....just different.)
Eventually the name on the female's cage tag was titled "Enchi?"
She has been a slow growing snake....she hit the 500 gram wall and stopped feeding for quite some time. Finally she began to feed the way I expect a snake to eat.
She slugged out on her first attempt at breeding.
I hope to remove the "?" from her cage tag next season.
Although I have not yet proven her out....I am fairly certain she is indeed an Enchi.

At this point I do not think the snakes were siblings....nor do I think they are the same type of morph.
The male still has me scratching my head. He is definitely genetic. But I am not sure exactly WHAT he is?!?!?
I call him a Brimstone. I hope to create a super form of the Brimstone in the future.

Harlin

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