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Posted by Dwight Good on August 30, 2002 at 15:46:02:
In Reply to: Albino yellow ratsnake pattern questions posted by vanderkm on August 30, 2002 at 13:23:55:
Can anyone tell me if striping in albino yellows occurs with maturity in all individuals or if it is genetic - like striping in corns. Do some some retain saddles and if they all become striped, what age or size do saddles disappear?
Hi,
Albino yellow rats don't have stripes since they are amelanistic. In normal yellow rats, the stripes occur as the snake matures. The blotches gradually fade and are replaced by stripes. This can vary however, some normal yellows stripe out sooner than others from the same locality. Some individuals even retain traces of blotching into adulthood. But an albino yellow rat shouldn't have stripes, but may have traces of a blotched pattern. The very best ones become nearly unicolor yellow, like the examples posted by Chris.
This guy has lemon yellow head and belly, thin orange stripe on his back and very pale orange stripes along his sides.
Can you post a photo?
Dwight Good
