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TomsSnakes.com
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Hey Tom -

Feel like I've seen all these before (kidding, just kidding :> ).

They are all awesome but that first one in particular is killer.

Congratulations on the exciting outcomes.

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/scott

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Kevin Harrell
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It must be really rewarding to stick with a project for a few years and see results like that. You should have included some sort of comments about that.

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TomsSnakes.com
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Oh I agree. We want to know about this project and your hard work. The photos tell part of the tale but we would appreciate details (no references to selling) of the work you have put into this. Folks could learn a lot from you.

Ginger
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Ginger Sanders
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It must be really rewarding to stick with a project for a few years and see results like that. You should have included some sort of comments about that.

Oh I agree. We want to know about this project and your hard work. The photos only tell part of the tale but we would appreciate details (but no references to selling) of the work you have put into this. Folks could learn a lot from you.
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Ginger Sanders
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I really can't tell you how awesome this was to follow through on this project and complete the mission of making what I am quite certain is one of the first White Sided GHOSTS.

We started with triple hets for Hypo, Axanthic and White Side. I held onto the first White Sided Hypo which was a male. He was so nice we felt even if he didn't prove out to be het Axanthic that just to have more White Sided Hypos would still be a great thing so we bred him to his mama.

Luck was on my side and we got a White Sided Ghost. The adult White Sided Hypo in this post is the father who grew like a weed. He's actually a bit opaque in these pictures so you can imagine how awesome he really is. The Pearl White, Clean White, and a coppery wash of a pattern on these White Sided Hypos will probably be highly variable. I can not wait til more of these are floating around out there.

The White Sided Ghost floored me. Another Pearl White snake with a dirty wash of Lavender. Just amazing. This male hatched out nice n big and began taking 2 pinkies every few days soon after his first shed.

Now the Pink Eyed Albino is what we call a T Negative which also came out of a cool multi het project. Not exactly Triple het but the genes involved are T Negative Albino, Sulfur and Lavender. It is highly likely that Albino is capable of producing killer Sulfurs like the brown and yellow yearling I am holding in the other pics. Even cooler it's possible het for Lavender too.

Some scoff at possible hets... which is silly. You really just never know and I have a short list of animals that got a lot of attention that came out of possible hets that proved out.

Following through on a project like this takes a few years but looking back most people feel like all those impatient frustrating times when you thought you would go nuts is something too laugh about when you produce something special.
I hope my posts and pictures inspire you guys!
Tom Stevens

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