Ok so I have an albino cali king and was wondering, does its color change as it grows? When I look up pictures of them I always see adults that are white and yellow, and juveniles that are pink and yellow. Mine is still fairly young and is pink rather than white, but will it fade as it ages?
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Albino Cali King color change?
5748
Dec 23, 2011 01:24 AM
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Paul Hollander
Dec 27, 2011 08:33 PM
The juvenile pink is caused by the the color of the snake's blood as seen through translucent skin. As the snake grows, the skin gets thicker and white coloration develops in the pink areas. So yes, the pink will fade.
Paul Hollander
rosspadilla
Jan 29, 2012 04:49 PM
Thanks for that explanation. I never knew why they changed.
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