**I don't like it when people call them hypermelanistic.**

It IS a simple single recessive gene. That is not an opinion. And yes a cal king can be displaying that recessive gene and be aberreant, banded, or striped (which are dominant genes).

Hypermelanism is a recessive gene. Not all the snakes that are pictured are displaying the recessive gene of hypermelanism although they are from the same locale.

And a lot of cal kings can display the the "black belly" and not be displaying any recessive gene.


**The can be HYPERmelanistic, HYPOmelanistic,**

Those are 2 separate recessive genes.

**banded, striped, banded striped combo, speckled,**

Those are dominant genes.



Kerby...
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Life is like a bunch of fish in an aquarium....we all get along (bonding) until I want to eat you....and I do.

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