>>Yes, there are axanthic Cal kings. But they are not avaliable to the market yet.

I'd like to see one and why it is called axanthic....

>>My problem with the two terms anery and axanthic is when does red to to orange and ornage turn to yellow.

That is an interesting question that I'd like to know the answer to as well...

>>Also it is my opinion that differecing the anery and axanthic in herpettoculture is more simple. Lets say you breed an axanthic Florida king . We all agree that they are axanthic, correct. So lets say you hybridize the axanthic brooksi and breed it to a mostly red snake. Does it now become an anery?
>>I suggest this arguement because the recessive trait does not change because of what color or pheotype you breed the axanthic into.
>>You can't change the recessive trait and make it somethings else.

That is an interesting train of thought. If an axanthic animal is bred to a red animal will their babies produce anything other than normals or will the axanthic trait effect the erythrin in the red animal?

>>Anyway, it is a couple things to think about. i would rather keep the recessive traits simple for breeding in herpetoculture instead of speculation on what color a phenotype is.

But when messing with a snake with only Melanin and Xanthin I still don't think an anery can exist unless hybridized.......These california kings being called anery have a melanin (black) mutation not a red mutation......
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