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shannon,

jeff posted a pic of an "anery" amaura and it looks like it's retained as much pigment as an "anery" honduran, so it looks like both those kinds are actually hypoerythristics. did you see the pic?

terry

Terminology in this hobby is exasperating! At a recent show there was a breeder complaining that someone was now calling "his" blackratsnakes white-sided instead of his term licorice stick. I asked him why he thought licorice stick was more descriptive than white-sided? He just fumed at the point I was trying to make. IThe point 'm trying to make is that if the terminology does not accurately reflect/discribe the trait then the term is useless. No offence to anyone in particular but many of the traits are bogged down in non-sensical names e.g., ghost which is a combination of two traits (hypo-m x hypo-e?) and should be labeled as such. This would eliminate someone saying het for ghost which is impossible, since the snake is het for two different traits that aren't truly geneticaly linked in any way except in the mind of a breeder.

Labeling Example: 1.0 south florida kingsnake hypo-e and hypo-m /het for albino and white-side

This would be a "ghost" het for "Vanilla stick" or something equally confusing and meaningless.

If the "anerys" have red or yellow pigmentation they are hypo-e and the same might apply to many albinos which are really lutinos because erythristic pigments are still present.

Standing by for discussion,
Bob Bull

Hi,
I agree with you on the subject of stuff being called anery. het-ghost, what the hell is het-ghost.?, there is no such thing, or albino het-snow, a snow is 2 different morphs showing in one snake, you cant have a het-snow, its double eht, or its albino het-anery., or anery. het-albino,etc., thats always weird to me when I see it like that. And I've also agreed about anerys being hypoerythristic too, it makes ense casue some have more pigment than others showing light purple to rose colored. Anyways, maybe people will stop calling their stuff het for ghost and hypo het-ghost, it cant be het ghost, its a double homo morph, its double het-ghost.Anyways, I agreew ith your post,
jeff teel