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Posted by dg on October 20, 2000 at 09:55:24:

In Reply to: Amelanistic Texas Rat Snakes. posted by mykl on October 20, 2000 at 00:06:34:

: I just bought a pair of hatchling texas rats,both het for amel and leucistic,female normal and male amel.Anyway,does anyone here have an amel texas?What does it look like?
: When my amel came in,i expected a different snake.To start,it had dark eyes,they might be very dark red,but its kind of hard to tell.Its head is a light grey and the rest of the body has the normal texas pattern,but faded.The colors of the body are a very pale silverish with light tan markings.tongue is red.
: Is this in fact an amel (albino)? I'm a little comfused about this and need some help.

Here is a pic of an adult "lavender" albino Texas rat snake. Hatchlings start out with much less red and yellow, and dark eyes. As they grow, the reds and yellows get more intense and the eyes begin to look more like a typical albino, red instead of dark. Some breeders call these animals "hypo", which is not entirely incorrect based on the definition of hypomelanism. The same "name" game exists with the albino (hypo) everglades rat snake. Call it what you will, but I think your snake should resemble the adult female in the photo when it matures. I have a few hatchlings that are probably identical to yours, but I don't have pics that I can post.

Later,
dg

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: : I just bought a pair of hatchling texas rats,both het for amel and leucistic,female normal and male amel.Anyway,does anyone here have an amel texas?What does it look like? : : When my amel came in,i expected a different snake.To start,it had dark eyes,they might be very dark red,but its kind of hard to tell.Its head is a light grey and the rest of the body has the normal texas pattern,but faded.The colors of the body are a very pale silverish with light tan markings.tongue is red. : : Is this in fact an amel (albino)? I'm a little comfused about this and need some help. : : Here is a pic of an adult "lavender" albino Texas rat snake. Hatchlings start out with much less red and yellow, and dark eyes. As they grow, the reds and yellows get more intense and the eyes begin to look more like a typical albino, red instead of dark. Some breeders call these animals "hypo", which is not entirely incorrect based on the definition of hypomelanism. The same "name" game exists with the albino (hypo) everglades rat snake. Call it what you will, but I think your snake should resemble the adult female in the photo when it matures. I have a few hatchlings that are probably identical to yours, but I don't have pics that I can post. : Later, : dg

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