I haven't bought many kings, but I can imagine its tough to get just what you are looking for. A lot of people that sell them don't know about Cal kings in the first place. Then there are those that will lie, knowing full well, the snake will brown out as it matures. Most black and whites are brown to a certain degree. Some more than others, and the white isn't always pure white, especially on the belly and lower sides. I guess the key is finding a good breeder for them, but I don't know any. You don't even see them here and this is a well known site. Its kind of strange. I guess you really do have to go to the shows to find out anything. And I've heard of people having the same problem with the reversed striped. A big problem with that, is it took the yellow (coastal) Newport phase to create that look in the first place. So, they had to selectively breed back to white Cal kings over and over. Even in nature, with kings with yellow, they are not born that bright yellow. It takes time to come in, so a snake that is going to have a slight yellow tint as an adult, will definitely not look yellow as a juvenile. Another big problem is guys wanting to breed there kings to whatever they have without caring if one is white and the other is yellow. You'll get babies that look pure white, but will get a little yellow as adults. Finding a breeder that is honest and really knows his stuff is key. I'm glad I'm in to wild caught. lol
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