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took some pictures today and thought ill share-

they born here in israel at "B.K reptiles".

thanks for looking
youval

It certainly looks like a Colombian x Hog , but It doesn't look like a HypoHog to me - He's a good looking Boa for sure though.
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Snake room janitor

It shows some hog influences for sure, and is incredibly gorgeous, but doesn't show any hypo traits. I'd be proud to own that animal nonetheless....
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Steph S.
Boas...
1.1 Albino boas (Loki & Hope)
1.4 07 Het. albino boas (Petty & Lady,Sierra,Madeline,Lola)
0.1 Reverse stripe poss. het albino (Cookie)
0.1 Salmon/hypo (Scarlet)
0.1 Anery poss. het snow (Missy)
1.0 Anery (Reno)
1.0 Probable Super Salmontine(Kahn)
0.1 DH Sunglow (Bonnie)
1.1.1 Hypo het anery
1.0.1 Het. Anery (Guy & ?)
0.3 Normals (Ophelia, Sasha, & Lulu)
1.0 Surinames (Solomon & Surreal(deceased)
1.3 Hog Isles (Mr.Orange & Peaches, Tang, Isis)
0.0.1 Central American (Sassy)
1.0 ATB (Satan... seriously!)
Pythons...
2.1 GTPs (B., Monty & Jewel)
0.0.3 BPs (MJ, Precious, Houdini)
1.2 Carpet Pythons (Jackson, Charlotte, & Cassandra)
0.1 Blood python (Akaia)
Misc.
1.1 Mandarin Ratsnakes (Jack & Jill)
1.0 Boxer/Pitt Mutt (Tyson)

sorry, i was confused.

they are "hypo blond" , and indeed hog X colombian.
the breeder {B.K REPTILES} said that he didnt see that color in other "hypo blond". .

thanks

This is a hog x colombian (from sunset cross x sunset cross breeding)this 'morph' called in Israel blond hypo(although i have herd this morph name not once in the us and in europe)but It is NOT a hypo or salmon hog (sunset cross)in anyway!
the coloration of these particular snakes is incredible comperring to similar i have seen in the past.

Allow me to shed some light if I may.
The term "Hypo Blond" is a term which I have heard only here in Israel so far. Alon however has been abroad so I imagine there quite a few keepers who know this phrase, but it is not too wide-spread.
The more common name I encountered was "Hogg Hypo".
The terminology unto itself however is faulty since Hogg Isle Boas are not Hypo in the true sense of the word. Hypomelanism is in fact a gene which reduces the amount and intensity of Melanin. With Hogg Isle Boas that's not the case- they naturally produce less Melanin. In effect there's less black coloration, but this is not due to a defected pigment(or a simple recessive gene if you will), but a natural phenomena wide-spread in all Hoggs.

It is not a single gene, like true Hypomelanism, but rather, a trait that relies on several genes and it is the product of mating a Hogg to a Colombian BCI. Much more similiar to Pastel, in nature, than Hypo. In short, it's a matter of selective line-breeding. By the way, if Alon would be so kind as to upload a picture, it would seem that this line sometimes produces individual snakes who really resemble the original Hogg Hypo in colors.
I too do not like the term "Hogg Hypo", but that's the common name nowdays.

Hope that helps,
Oren