Cool stuff Jerry....

I have one question though....

No arguement....just a question....

If these Sierras hatch with some red pigment (lavender/salmon/pink) then why aren't they called Hypoerythristic?

Anery is a total lack of red pigment.......Just like the Anery Hondos should have been called Hypoerythristic......



I see that they lose nearly all of their red pattern, but if there is a remaining "red" scale it is still lavender in color......Very strange.......



We are seeing something similar but different with Mex Mex.

Hypoerythristic hatchlings have bright red saddles that fade to Pink then to almost non existence as they mature......



Another strange Mex Mex phenomenon is the fact that the Black phase specimens hatch out with a gray ground color almost indistinguishable from normal phenotyphic Mex Mex.....



This makes it hard to sell them at such a young age because as a breeder you cannot tell which ones will turn black and which from the Hypo-E line will lighten to pink as they mature......

But I sure would like to see one do both....LOL



Then there are other snakes that go through pigment ontogenesis.

Some amelanistic tricolors have white bands that turn yellow with age.......I think the same thing has happened with that yellow Amel Speckled King I have....the white area saturated with yellow much like an Amel Ruthveni or Sinaloan.......



Just my couple cents....
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John Lassiter

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