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I have an albino Reverse pattern Nelson's milksnake. I wanted to know if this trait is dom, ressive, or co-dom, or what. Also how common is the reverse trait. I posted this question to the morph forum but have had no response.

Any and all info is welcome.

Thanks,
A
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1 BP
4 Cal Kings 3 alb 1 het
3 Alb Corn
1 Rev Alb Nelsons

Describe "Reverse Pattern"

Do you mean red, yellow white yellow (as opposed to the more common red white yellow white)?

If so, then it is not inherited as simply as recessive or co-dom. I know of folks who have tried selective breeding on the "double yellows" and cannot identify any predictive pattern of inheritance.
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Mark

He has wide red bands bordered by yellow with the black (or in his case albino) bands between the yellow. Except on the head.

He has the colors in the same order as a coral snake.

There is a pic in the photo galery of a very simmilar snake posted by stevep. My snake has the same patern as his.

A
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1 BP
4 Cal Kings 3 alb 1 het
3 Alb Corn
1 Rev Alb Nelsons

On wild-type, adult nelsoni, the coloration of the "white" ring (between 2 black rings) ranges from pure white through yellow. On amelanistic specimens (= "albino", the black pigmen is not present in the skin, leaving any color normally masked by it to show. This color generally hidden by the melanin can be white through yellow, also. What you're describing sounds like what Mark was suggesting, and is within the normal range of variation for an amelanistic nelsoni.

Hope this helps
-Cole

L. t. gentilis

I don't believe it is co-dom or recessive. I have bred reverse Alb. Nelsons together and got some that go revese and some that didn't. In my experience none are born reverse. It can take up to 2 years for the yellow to come in next to the red...they can also lose that yellow as they age.....Joe

Interesting. Thanks for the info.

Nice pics. The last one looks a lot like mine except mine has the albino patches on the head where yours is yellow.

Verry cool.
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1 BP
4 Cal Kings 3 alb 1 het
3 Alb Corn
1 Rev Alb Nelsons