I say "hypo" with a big question mark attached to it. There's a little more info on these guys because Jim Campbell of Lavibora.com also has a couple of animals that are very similar to David Kornely's animals (see pics below). According to David, there is no way that Jim's animals are related to his male that is associated with the "hypo" babies.
From Jim's own account: "This "trait" can be traced back to an original lemon male to strawberry breeding. See the photo in my snake gallery, bottom row, left. That snake was born here in 2000 but died in early 2003. That gene is still floating around because it resurfaced in both 2005 and 2006. Both of those babies [the "hypos"]came from a light pose Christmas tree female that was bred with a dark pose Christmas tree male. At some point, I must have crossed that original lemon male into my Christmas tree bloodline, trying to get a lighter snake."
Chance, thank you for the input. We also looked to see if the animal at Columbia was a T-pos albino, but the eyes reflected black instead of red as was described by the fellow we were talking to. Yes, it is entirely possible that this "hypo" trait is just a color phase. Hopefully, by providing more information as it becomes known, we can come to some kind of conclusion. I personally find it amazing that this trait would just happen to pop up in two of the biggest collections of schlegs in the country. Please le tme know if this info offers any new opinions. Thanks.
Derek Morgan
