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Hi all. I know this post may seem kinda weird, but I asure you that these are the TRUE facts.
About a week ago my cousin and uncle were out hunting for wild hogs in the outskirts of Chiefland Florida. About 20 minutes after they released the dogs one started barking intensly at a tree. Thinking it was a hog they ran and to their surprise they found a very odd looking rattlesnake. My cousin ran back to the truck and got the only thing he could find, a cooler. My cousin caught the snake against my uncle's will and took it home. Later that night my cousin called me and said he had a present for me, intrigued (he never gives me anything) I asked what it was and he said he caught "a yellow rattler", but my uncle won't let him keep it. I asked for a better description and once again he said "a yellow rattler, that's it". I was finally able to pick it up yesterday and guess what... It is a wild albino E.D.B. How 'bout that guys! is that luck or what! The snake is about 1 1/2 feet and a bit skiny, had a few ticks on it as well.
I panacured it right away, pulled the ticks off, provenomited it and offered a mouse which it ate right away much to my surprise. I'll post some pictures soon so I can get your feed-back. At this point, I'm happier than a hog in mud. I just wish I would have found it myself. I have looked for an E D B for the last five years and haven't found one. At least this is mine.

Well, you are doing it a favor of sorts by taking it in, as albinos of any species rarely survive to adult hood in the wild. It's surprising it made it to the size it is without having been eaten by something.

Great find, post pics when you get a chance.

The area around Chiefland and Trenton have turned up Albino Easterns before. Since you are keeping him, make sure you have your FL Venomous Permit since it is ILLEGAL to possess any venomous reptile without a permit issued by the FL Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.