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DMong
at Sat Nov 5 21:36:51 2011 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by DMong ]
"Maybe we can identify Hondos that are Axanthic (or not)...the Amels, Anerys or Snows that don't show any yellow pigment?"
That seems pretty doubtful to me though since there are many amels that display white OR yellow that are known straight-up amels. Alot of that still depends on the other remaining colors that are mixed in with the black pigment once it has been eliminated by the amel gene. Also the individual snake's genetic pre-disposition to get yellower/greener as it matures due to carotenoid retention as they mature. As you know, I have several here like that, and Tim Spuckler also has a line of amel nelsoni that are EXTREMELY yellow that start out very normal and white where the black pigment would normally be... 
~Doug ----- "a snake in the grass is a GOOD thing" 

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