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I just had to post a pic of this snake. The emoryi is my favorite rat snake, and obtaining one of these morphs was a goal I managed to accomplish this year.

Nice looking animal. I hope you post more photos as it grows. I can see why you wanted one those. Congrats!

That is REALLY nice!!......wouldn't mind having that one myself!

~Doug
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"Better to be silent and thought a fool, than to open mouth and remove any doubt!"

if thats a hypo then there not that rare . i love GPRs and always go for the lighter and brighter phases but why would that be considered a hypo ,ive seen and had plenty exactly like that ,will it brighten with age ?
beautiful nonethheles i must say but still a bit confused
looks like a reg intermontana
enlighten me

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1.0 Amelanistic greatplains ratsnake
0.1 Greatplains ratsnake
0.1 Amelanistic Cornsnake
0.1 Virginia cornsnake
1.1 Everglades Ratsnake
0.1 Greenish ratsnake
1.1 Texas Ratsnake
0.1 Black ratsnake
1.1 Speckled kingsnake
1.0 abberant northwestern garter
0.1 Oregon Red sided gartersnake
1.0 Leopard Gecko
1.0 green iguana
and a bangin @ss drumset

Hypo is probably not a great name for it, it is more akin to the lavendar albino. However, I assure you that snake (line) is no where close to any normally occurring emoryi. I have the lighter colored intemontana emoryi and there is no comparison between the two. Eye color is different, border color is different and ground color is different. It is really a very unique looking animal.

Congrats Jim on a great looking animal.

Yes, Daryl. Perhaps hypo is not the correct term. These snakes have ruby red pupils with a golden iris. They aren't pink like amels.

Hypo would mean that the snake had normal pigments; just less of them. I think saying that the GPR in the photo is "hypo" is on the money.

Normal GPR (Jones Co. TX.)

Hypo doesn't mean a reduction of normal pigments, it means the animal has a reduction of the melanin content. True, Hypos can appear like a normal, but typically the Hypo gene intensifies normal colors with a reduction of melanin. At least that is my understanding.

Also, hypos have "normal" colored eyes and this snake has red/ruby colored eyes.

I saw some 'ghost' emoryi at a show this year - at BHB's table. They were awesome looking snakes and I regret not picking them up.

Great looking snake you have there. I'd like to get a pair of those at some point.

byron.d