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Hello. A while back I posted about how my very young snow motley corn snake escaped from his tub (all my fault, didn't close the lid all the way). Spent 4 months searching, doing all the tricks, but he was never found. There was a hole in the wall in that room and I bet that's where he went. Alas, I moved and that ended the search.

I was trying to find another snow motley male to rival the beauty that I had, but no luck.

So, I got something that in my eyes is almost as nice.. this nice little ghost motley male at a local reptile show.

I've always been partial to anery motleys so I'm excited to see how this guy turns out. His pattern isn't as perfect as the snow motleys was, but not too shabby IMO.

Hope you like!
-April
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'There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."' -Rainshadow

>>Hello. A while back I posted about how my very young snow motley corn snake escaped from his tub (all my fault, didn't close the lid all the way). Spent 4 months searching, doing all the tricks, but he was never found. There was a hole in the wall in that room and I bet that's where he went. Alas, I moved and that ended the search.
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>>I was trying to find another snow motley male to rival the beauty that I had, but no luck.
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>>So, I got something that in my eyes is almost as nice.. this nice little ghost motley male at a local reptile show.
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>>I've always been partial to anery motleys so I'm excited to see how this guy turns out. His pattern isn't as perfect as the snow motleys was, but not too shabby IMO.
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>>Hope you like!
>>-April
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very nice ghost motley
It will be nice to see how it matures.
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April,....that's a very nice looking motley ghost!. Are the eyes deep ruby-red?, or is it just my imagination?, it's tuff to really tell...if so, that's a definite bonus too!

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

>> Are the eyes deep ruby-red?, or is it just my imagination?

You know, I'm not sure... I remember they had an odd red tint to them but I'll have to go take a closer look. He just fed yesterday (took f/t with no problem, always a good thing) so I'll check in a few days. I'll be on vacation next week with no internet but back with an answer after that time.

If they are, does it mean anything?

Thanks for the nice comments!
-April
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'There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."' -Rainshadow

Well, it just basically means that the hypomelanism gene is expressed to a greater degree than many other typical ghosts in the hobby. In a ghost, I like to see less melanin present, as I think it represents the definition of "ghost" much better than some. Many snakes go totally overlooked, as they can have many different degrees of eye coloration, some being very evident, while others are barely discernable unless held to certain light at just the right angle. I have several different types of snakes that I have examined closely to find that they do indeed display very deep "blood/ruby-red" eyes. My hypo Lavender is one of these, and I also have a leucistic Texas Ratsnake with VERY deep red eyes as well.

Here is a pic of a good friend of mine's ghost that has very red pupils(not from flash), and just a phenomenal amount of pink dorsal coloration. I think it is absolutely one of the nicest, most breath-taking ghosts I have ever seen to this day!

~Doug

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

.....Just so I make myself clear, yes, Hypo Lavenders typically have red eyes, and BOTH his parents have VERY obvious red eyes,....I was merely pointing out the fact that this specimen's red eyes are not nearly as obvious as many other Lavenders, or Hypo Lavenders, and close examination can often lead to some interesting findings.

Many years ago I was at my friends house, and he had a anerythristic corn marked $20.00 dollars,....I said.."Dude!, what you have here is a $200 dollar "mocha" corn(what Lavender's where called years ago). That really opened his eyes a little to pay more attention to things..LOL!

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

Hi Doug,

Thanks for the info! I went to check mine last night but he was curled up under the aspen digesting so I left him alone.

That is an absolutely stunning ghost you posted a pic of!

Thanks again for the help,
-April

(just adding a pic of my normal het snow motley girl)

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'There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."' -Rainshadow

Thanks, April!.....I've repeatedly told my friend(owner) that very same thing many times..LOL!

Yes, certainly no rush on checking your snake's eyes out, but it would be interesting to see what color they truly are.

This is the Hypo Lavender I mentioned earlier that has the very DEEP ruby-red eyes that aren't always real noticeable unless looked at fairly closely in certain light.

best regards, ~Doug

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