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I got this little one from a guy that did not know anything bout snakes really and I noticed that it had a yellow belly compared to my Girl I got. What you guys think. It is acually more yellow than the pcture will allow you to see. Thanks

Doesn't look like it to me. The biggest factor for me is they need the checkeredy belly on the sides. And its not really a yellow belly but an overall yellowness on top and bottom that the nice yellowbellies have.

Here are a couple of nice ones I hatched out this year...

~Jason

i couldnt agree more. people think the snake has to have a yellowbelly to be a yellowbelly........the flames up the side, the pattern on the snake, and the checkerboard side belly pattern are the keys. not to say that yellowbellies dont have a yellowbelly but that isnt the only determining factor
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Wayne and Ryan
Dark Continent Reptiles
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I wouldn't say no right away. That one has a nice patternless belly, from what I can see. Maybe post a few more shots.

Actually the patternless belly is part of what makes me say no. Yellowbellies usually have the crazy/checkered side belly patterns and the blushing and top side color doesn't look like a Yellowbelly either.

With all that said, I've seen some pretty poor quality Yellowbellies look like normals so maybe this is one of those. I'd say no though.

Jason

Here are some more pics

one more!

Face shot

when you see a yellowbelly in person you will understand the difference between a normal and a yellowbelly immediately

Pitoon

looks it to me......

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JY
Scales-N-Tails
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