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Don Soderberg just sent me both of these images of some Kenyan's heading my way. Apparently, one is a typical albino Kenyan Sand Boa. The second one is part of a pair of albino Sand Boas he purchased in Houston a few years ago. SUPPOSEDLY, although Don has never tested it, the pair were from a new line of albino sand boas. He was told it was supposedly not allelic to the original line. Obviously, neither of these are paradox albino Kenyans.

Is there a third line of albino Kenyans out there that is not allelic to the original line? Do they look like this, or are these just all within the range of normal variation for regular old (but nice looking) albino Kenyans?

Thanks for your thoughts,
KJ

>>Don Soderberg just sent me both of these images of some Kenyan's heading my way. Apparently, one is a typical albino Kenyan Sand Boa. The second one is part of a pair of albino Sand Boas he purchased in Houston a few years ago. SUPPOSEDLY, although Don has never tested it, the pair were from a new line of albino sand boas. He was told it was supposedly not allelic to the original line. Obviously, neither of these are paradox albino Kenyans.
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>>Is there a third line of albino Kenyans out there that is not allelic to the original line? Do they look like this, or are these just all within the range of normal variation for regular old (but nice looking) albino Kenyans?
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>>Thanks for your thoughts,
>>KJ
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Most of the original albinos were bred from a WC amel "Egyptian" colubrinus. This albino Egyptian line was bred into the more orange "Kenyan" morphs to try and make more colorful albinos.

Later, the Barkers imported a WC albino sandboa (or two?) from Tanzania.

I think the two lines have been found to be due to the same allele and therefore have been interbred.

There are a few people still trying to preserve the original Egyptian line in snakes from the northern part of the range. Unfortunately, few colubrinus in captivity have good clean origin pedigrees.
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Chris Harrison
San Antonio, Texas

>>I think the two lines have been found to be due to the same allele and therefore have been interbred.

I told Don I thought one looked a little more "Egyptian" to me and one a little more "Kenyan" to me. I wasn't surprised knowing how the lines on the first albino had been crossed. Since those "races" are probably erronous (plus never being fully supported in the literature) and only ever really existed in the minds of US snake breeders, I didn't see any reason to concern myself with it.

Do those images look like the seperate lines you mentioned?
Thanks,
KJ

Thats fantastic looking. A friend of mine just got back from Afghanistan . Showed me pics of 2 that they caught one night . Amazing how drab and full of scars they are captive to what I see on this site .

Granted no albinos though lol. He was telling me they actually do see them above the surface once in a blue moon which I found strange . He wonders if they also eat large locusts as thats when he has seen them when the locust are in granted could be just coincidence .