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Hi.. I was told this topic came up a few weeks ago, and after looking through the forum couldn't find anyhting. I have heard before at a show and again today, is it possible to tell a Het albino from a normal by looking at the eyes of the animal? It was explained to me once before, but was told it isnt a fact. If someone can post a link to the old thread, I would be grateful. Thanks again.

See if this one works.

http://forums.kingsnake.com/viewarch.php?id=1117642,1117642&key=2006
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no one knows for sure if there is a "marker" for the gene that shows in hets and allows you to defferentiate between hets and normals. The Boaphile has a theory that the eyes tell. He specifically says that you can't use that method unless you can see the whole batch of babies and that on older individuals it doesn't work. I have another pet way to tell that I am checking out right now, but of course I don't have as many snakes as the Boaphile, so it might take me years longer to be sure. There may be more ways to tell, but at this time it is all conjecture only.

Caden

I totally understand that at this time, it is all speculation as to how to tell if one is het or not. I was told at a show about a year and a half ago that it is believed that if the "top part" of the eye is lighter than the scales around it that it is more probable of being a Het than not. And when he told me that, he showed me 3-4 snakes all from the same litter, 2 of which had the "marker" and the others didnt. I didnt bite since i hadn't heard it before, but now it is coming up in th forums. My question is, is there any actual snake that was separated this way and proved out? that might make it all a little more interesting.