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I heard that some strains get to be much larger than others. Who is consistently producing larger ones?

Thanks!

In my experience albino Nelson's are smaller than normal Nelson's. There are probably very few, if any, "pure" albino Nelson's that reach four feet.

The "strains" you are talking about probably are Sinaloans, where some can reach four feet. Sinaloans are a seperate subspecies than Nelson's, although there are people who have interbred the two.

I know of no one trying to breed "pure" giant albino Nelson's (if that's even possible).

Tim

Third Eye

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My oldest male is just a hair under 49 inches, He is supposed to be pure Nelsoni that traced back to Bob Applegate stock. He has 16 red bands from neck to vent so keys out as Nelsoni and his offspring and grandchildren have up to 20 red bands. He is the father of my two Patternless Nelson's too.

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Rick
Never Enough
Reptiles

Nice Nelsoni, Rick; great bands and color... Thanks!

My pure albino male is over 48". My female albino is not to far behind at about 40".

I felt as though I should post a pic of my 48" male Nelsoni
since I posted with out putting a pic up before. He is in a 32qt tub and next to my size 10 foot for a size reference.

Glad you posted the photo! They're definitely my favorite snakes...