Caught this pair of Easterns. As you can see the male is pale compared to the female. Would this be considered hypomelanistic? I'm just learning about the different color variations...
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04-17-2008, 01:10 PM #1"PM Boots For Custom Title"
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Pale male
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04-17-2008, 01:24 PM #2Forum Moderator
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Re: Pale male
In my opinion, you would have to know what the norm was in the population he's originally from. There are so many colour variations in the wild, that it's hard to tell which has "reduced black pigmentation" and which hasn't. It's all relative.
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04-17-2008, 01:28 PM #3"PM Boots For Custom Title"
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Re: Pale male
Well, I've never seen one this color before, but I hear what you are saying. I like his color anyway. I still have alot to learn about garter snakes.
LeAnn
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04-17-2008, 01:32 PM #4Forum Moderator
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Re: Pale male
Actually, I don't think it's that far from aSnakeLovinBabe's eastern.
http://www.thamnophis.com/forum/welc...reptastic.html
http://www.thamnophis.com/forum/gene...-her-kind.html
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04-17-2008, 02:49 PM #5"PM Boots For Custom Title"
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Re: Pale male
I don't think he is quite that pale, but definitely lighter than any others I've seen. I'll try to get some better pictures.
LeAnn
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04-18-2008, 04:01 AM #6Thamnophis Addict
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Re: Pale male
Great photo, LeAnn. I really like that male.
Sid
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04-18-2008, 04:42 AM #7Basilisk (The King of all Serpents)
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Re: Pale male
nice snakes, that female looks huge,any possibility of being gravid? or a nice robust snake..........
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04-18-2008, 06:05 AM #8"PM Boots For Custom Title"
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Re: Pale male
Can they be gravid through brumation? I just caught her a couple days ago. I think she is just robust...the males were all over her
Originally Posted by enigma200316
. She is a big girl, I'm guessing about 30" long.
LeAnn
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04-18-2008, 04:42 AM #9Ophiuchus rhea
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Re: Pale male
I like them both, but yeah, the male's very pretty
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04-19-2008, 11:40 AM #10Old and wise snake
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Re: Pale male
How are the babies looking from that hypo eastern?
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