What classifys a snake as being hypo? Is it just a snake color morph with with very little to no black on it?
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question on color morph
snakeman139
Jan 04, 2004 10:19 PM
Replies (3)
meretseger
Jan 04, 2004 10:33 PM
Yup! Well, that is, when hypo is short for hypomelanistic, which it usually is. A snake can also be hypoerytheristic or hypoxanthic, which means it would have very little red or yellow.
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Peter: It's OK, I'll handle it. I read a book about something like this.
Brian: Are you sure it was a book? Are you sure it wasn't NOTHING?
snakeman139
Jan 04, 2004 10:38 PM
Thanks for the help...I have a few Dumeril's Boas and one is a lot lighter than the rest and all the ventral scales are pretty much white.....Hope to breed and see potential of this snake....
meretseger
Jan 05, 2004 12:30 AM
That's the only way to find out... I have a few oddball snakes myself.
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Peter: It's OK, I'll handle it. I read a book about something like this.
Brian: Are you sure it was a book? Are you sure it wasn't NOTHING?
