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I got these super sweet Brindles from a friend this year. They look very different from the other Brindles I have and have seen...Way more red / pink than I've seen.
They almost look lavender or T positive to me but have the black patches that Brindles have.

What do you guys think??? I love these and wish I scooped up a few more when I had the chance...

byron.d

Sweet brindles...They're screaming amel brindles .....Very niiice snakes !!!!!!!!!!!

I think they either are hypo or albino. Can't tell if they're brindle or not because of the lack of melanine. Also, the relatively narrow blotches and fractured lateral pattern reminds me of Grey Ratsnakes. Regardless, pretty cool looking snakes.

was hypo when I sat down and really looked at these. There isnt nearly the amount of melanin in these as in other brindles, but there is some of the scattered black patching - not much at all, but some.
They do have very light tongues and much lighter pupils than my other brindles.

thanks for your input.

byron.d

Back in the early/mid 90's I produced amel brindles. They did not have any melanin present and were definitely different than these snakes. I would agree that yours are likely hypo brindles. Very nice looking snakes regardless. Do you have any background information on the adults that produced them? Thanks.

Take care,
Jeff Port

I'll see what I can dig up as far as linage on this line. I just know they're very different - and pretty damn cool!

Thanks.

byron.d

Nice brindles Byron. But in my opinion they appear to be within the normal variation that brindles generally exhibit. I don't see anything odd about them based on the pictures. Are both of the animals pictured male? They are indeed lookers regardless.

dg

Some very old pics: