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A question goes out to all the Western Hog folks that have produced many Anacondas...what visible markers have you used to pick out Low Expression Anacondas?

Do Anacondas have to have:

-All (or mainly) Black Belly?
-Reduced Pattern
-White Boarders (on belly margins)
-Etc?

This one is suspect, based on some feedback I've already received:

Thanks,
Rusty

Here's something I wrote back in June (which also contains a link I wrote back in 2010) on Anaconda markers: "On determining Anacondas from Normals".

Based on just the 2 pictures, looking carefully at the sides on the second picture, it looks like a Normal to me as there is no solid "white wall" between the ventral and dorsal scales. A belly picture would really help in making a clearer determination of this though.
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Troy Rexroth
Rextiles

I agree with Troy in that the snake pictured is a normal. For me, the tell tale marker for low expression condas is the white wall effect it has on the pattern. Even that can at times be broken up by the belly pattern but never by the dorsal pattern. So, the white wall is my go to marker.

Do you have pics of the first Anaconda?

Not the first one produced, the pair that produced it.

Just curious what that pair looked like...

Thanks,
Rusty

I now remember you posting something about this before...thanks for the help Troy!

I agree, based on this information it appears to be a "normal".