I really like these snakes! Here is a recent pic of my 1999 male albino nelson. What is a trip is that in the last 3 years or so is when he developed the yellow in his pattern.
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Albino Nelson
DISCERN
Jun 19, 2010 04:28 PM
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DMong
Jun 20, 2010 01:23 AM
That's a really nice amel Billy!
It is thought that some snakes (and other animals too) have a much greater ability to retain carotenoids in the xanthophores from the food they eat than others do. This is one of the reason some individuals have a tendency to express such a high amount of yellow to their coloration much later on in life, that otherwise probably would not.
I really like the yellow one's alot to be quite honest!
Here is a link that explains a bit of what I am talking about.
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my website -serpentinespecialties.webs.com
DISCERN
Jun 20, 2010 10:21 AM
Thank you sir!
Very interesting point you bring up! I will be checking out that info!
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amazondoc
Jun 20, 2010 01:01 PM
I love the yellow ones. Very handsome. 
How is the personality on Nelsons?
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DISCERN
Jun 20, 2010 03:46 PM
Thanks!!
The personality seems to be very calm with all of the ones I have held and seen. Mine has always been a great pet.
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tspuckler
Jun 20, 2010 08:18 PM
To me one of the oddest things is that the yellow color actually shifts. When the snakes hatch, the white bands touch the red ones. But for the high-yellow examples, the white bands eventually turn yellow and the yellow bands switch to white.
Hatchling:
One of my adult females:
Third Eye
amazondoc
Jun 20, 2010 09:35 PM
Oooo, ahhhhhhh.
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0.1 Peruvian rainbow boa (Amaru)
2.0 Brazilian rainbow boas (Arco, Olho)
0.3 Honduran milksnakes (Chicchan, Chanir, Hari)
1.0 Thayeri kingsnake (Coatl)
0.0.1 Mexican black kingsnake (TBA)
2.7 corns (Cetto, Tolosa, Uce, TBA)
1,000,000.1,000,000 other critters
DISCERN
Jun 20, 2010 09:44 PM
Very good observation there Tim! You are correct!
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