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some of you may or may not remember pictures I posted last year. I purchased some rat snakes from a friend who produced a "white albino". I was a little reserved in my belief, was wondering what was produced. Well, last year I found out. Here are the pics that I posted last year, with some updated pics.
Tell me what you guys think of my "White Albino". These are from an "pure/all" black line of black rat snakes. (there are a couple more pics in the corn forum. Accidentally posted there!)

Here are last years pictures
Wht Alb Pre shed

with an albino sib

This weeks with a black sib and albino sib

Head shot

Bodies

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****Misty****

www.sneakyserpents.com

"Due to intense Mind fog, all thoughts have been grounded."

That is a nice snow. Definitely not just an amel.

I also am intrigued by the possible aneries you have. I have always thought that the black rats that were truly black were the nicest. It will be interesting to see how those turn out when they grow up.
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Kent

0.1 Hypomelanistic striped cornsnake
1.2 Gray-banded kingsnakes, blairs phase
1.1 Oregon rubber boas

I would suspect an anery/axanthic black would keep the contrasting silver/grey background with darker blotches its entire life and not darken much. Similar to the amels keeping pattern and not turning more solid colored. Could be some affect these recessive genes have on melanism/diffusion of coloration from the blotches to the background. Even amel yellows keep the blotches and do not typically form the striped pattern of a normal. I would bet if Misti holds onto those suspect anerys/axanthics, they will stay clean and similar to what they look like now.