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THIS 1.5 YR OLD MALE KENYAN IS STARTING TO TURN WHITE DORSALLY ON THE PEACH COLOR BUT NOT VENTRALLY. HAS ANYONE SEEN THIS BEFORE? WILL POST SMALLER PIC SHOWING ENTIRE SNAKE SOON.

Weird. Would love to see more pictures. You can send them to my email if easier Mark@LHALegal.com
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Mark Huntley
Sand Boa Morphs

Sand Boa's
3.2 Rufescens
6.7 Albinos
0.1 Hypo Albino
2.1 Dodoma
1.1 Nuclear
1.0 Nuclear Meltdown
2.6 Flame
10.22 Normals including hets
7.16 Anery
5.7 Snow
2.2 Yellow Snow
0.1 Splash Albino
1.0 Splash Anery
1.0 Orange Stripe Het Anery
1.0 High Orange Stripe
1.3 High Orange Tiger
4.5 High Orange
1.3 Snow Paradoxes
3.4 Albino Paradoxes
1.1 Javelin Sand Boas
1.2 Indian Sunsets F2-F3

Western Hognose
0.4 Regulars
1.2 Green Phase
2.2 Extreme Red het Albino

2.1 Boston Terriers
0.2 Sooners
1.3 Rhode Island Reds
0.3 Barred Rocks
0.2 Range Hens
0.1 Favorite Wives
1.1 On the fence in-laws
2.1 Rug Rats

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I have heard of similar things happening in Candoia paulsoni. Strange.

Photo by Bill Love:

-Chris
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Christopher E. Smith
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I only thought that happened to Michael Jackson....
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Mark Huntley
Sand Boa Morphs

Sand Boa's
3.2 Rufescens
6.7 Albinos
0.1 Hypo Albino
2.1 Dodoma
1.1 Nuclear
1.0 Nuclear Meltdown
2.6 Flame
10.22 Normals including hets
7.16 Anery
5.7 Snow
2.2 Yellow Snow
0.1 Splash Albino
1.0 Splash Anery
1.0 Orange Stripe Het Anery
1.0 High Orange Stripe
1.3 High Orange Tiger
4.5 High Orange
1.3 Snow Paradoxes
3.4 Albino Paradoxes
1.1 Javelin Sand Boas
1.2 Indian Sunsets F2-F3

Western Hognose
0.4 Regulars
1.2 Green Phase
2.2 Extreme Red het Albino

2.1 Boston Terriers
0.2 Sooners
1.3 Rhode Island Reds
0.3 Barred Rocks
0.2 Range Hens
0.1 Favorite Wives
1.1 On the fence in-laws
2.1 Rug Rats

CHECK OUT MY NEW KENYAN SAND BOA BLOG
http://sandboamorphs.blogspot.com/

WWW.SANDBOAMORPHS.COM

NOW THAT'S FUNNY. I DON'T CARE WHO YOU ARE!

I haven't seen this with sandboas but I know that pigment changes happen with several other species. I personally about 15 years ago had a sub-adult ball python change from the standard normal looking to black and white, where the gold-ish color would be, it turned to pure white with a shed. Under certain conditions and whatever else pigment changes happen; not genetic though.
At the time I visited Peter Kahls facility and showed him the pictures as well as speaking with Dave and Tracy about it.

Just something that seems to happen, ask David Barker about it, he probably would have the best explanation of how and why it occurs.
Joe