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This snake was offered to me in trade for 3 of my c.b.b. green tree pythons. Please let me know what you think. Thanks in advance,
John
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JOhn

Thanks not sure what i'm gonna do hard choice,
John

That's a tough call. I have seen snakes that are clearly Axanthics and others that looked almost normal. I have seen black, tan and white snakes advertised for sale as axanthics. I love this mutation when they are young but as adults (see Jared H. post below), they are just plain dull. It makes me wonder what othr snakes will look like once crossed and grown to adulthood.

I have a snake that looks like the one on one of the big breeders web site. I'm told mine is not axanthic. They look the same - at least in photos. Someone told me the only real way is to try to prove him out. I think I may.

To your question. If it's unproven and fails to be axanthic, you just paid $1,200 for him. If he does prove out, you just made a bunch of cash. It's all relative.
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Jay A. Martin

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Jay A. Martin

I'm assuming there is no history on where this snake came from much less pictures of it as a black and white baby next to normals?

Unfortunately, it looks to me (from pics only) like most axanthics get more normal looking with age (maybe also a lot of normals get more axanthic looking with age). The only way to be reasonably sure is to have seen it as a baby and it be from a proven line.

Looks like a Joliff Axanthic.