Some are much more white than others, and some are EXTREMELY yellow where the black would be on a normal phenotype(white on an amel). This has to do with how much underlying pigment was normally whithin the black rings in any individual. It also has very much to do with exactly how much carotenoid retention the animals pigment cells are capable of storing as it matures from the snakes diet.

When you look at solid black pigment in many types of snakes, it looks just that, solid black. But take ONLY the black away, and there can be reds, yellows, oranges, etc... mixed within the black, only you simply cannot make it out until the black is no longer there. This can be typical of many amel snakes. Amel Black Rats, amel cornsnakes, amel Hondurans, and many, many other types too.

Here is an amel Hondo female I have that displays a fair amount of yellow in her "white" rings....



Also note the white scale tipping that would be black on a normally pigmented animal....






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