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Hey all-

I just picked up a sub adult radiata, and it looks albino by all accounts as well as pics I have seen of them. The only thing is, the eyes are black (normal). I thought it may be a hypo due to this, but again, the pics of albinos I have seen look just like it. Is it not a true albino, or what type of genetics is going on here? Weird snake, and seems real tame to boot...held him for over an hour without the slighest threat display! Now that he's been fed and warmed up, we'll see...LOL. Please let me know any input on this.

Brian

In fact, it looks IDENTICAL to Ophidiophile's T albino radiata a a little way down the forum on June 1st, except with normal eyes! Just noticed the pic.

>>In fact, it looks IDENTICAL to Ophidiophile's T albino radiata a a little way down the forum on June 1st, except with normal eyes! Just noticed the pic.

Tyrosinase positive amelanistics have dark eyes. In truth the eyes are actually red but they are so dark red that usually they appear "normal" (black). My adults also appear as if their eyes are normal black but the photos I posted were taken with a flash that illuminated the eye (like standard camera-induced red-eye except this time the eye really is red but only appears so when illuminated by a very bright light).

The attached photo is of a tyrosinase positive hatchling. As you can see the eye appears normal but the body is clearly albino.

I'll bet yours is a tyrosinase-positive albino.

Ophidiophile Farms