Updated Pics of Anery Radix

[ConcinusMan]

I know this looks melanistic, but it's not. It's anerythristic (note the subtle blue):

[BUSHSNAKE]

how would you know Richard? come on now your clueless

[ConcinusMan]

Not as clueless as you might think. Not everything is as it appears to be.

Well let me ask you this. Would you trust the word of someone like Scott Felzer or Don Belnap if they told you that the snake was axanthic or anerythristic and NOT melanistic? If so, that's how you and I would know. They know because they breed them and know their linage and the effects of the genes they carry. Sure, somebody could misrepresent but I for one trust reputable dealers when they say a snake is axanthic or anerythristic. I don't care what it looks like.

The truth is, I don't really know if my concinnus are anerythristic or axanthic. They could be either one but without generations of breeding, there's no way to really know so I go with popular opinion from experienced breeders and they say my snakes are anerythristic. A reasonable assumption being how they are Oregon red-spotted without red, orange, or yellow anywhere on them and then there's that side effect of having a blue hue all over the snake's entire body which happens in other species that are anery or axanthic. We're calling them anery because of the effect of taking away the red or orange found on a normal snake but they could actually be axanthic because xanthospores can be red, yellow, or orange.

[BUSHSNAKE]

i tell Scott the same thing Richard there is no proof that the animal in question is anerythristic now is there?

[ConcinusMan]

Other than there being other snakes that look just like it, and everyone calling them anerythristic, no. There's no proof. The word of the breeder selling the snake is all I need. The only way to really prove it is anery or axanthic is by expensive lab work to see what is truly going on with the pigment cells. Other than that, breeders go by the effect the gene has when combined with other genes.

[BUSHSNAKE]

like i said...CLUELESS!

[ConcinusMan]

You seem to be trying to annoy or insult me but I'm really not in the mood so it's not working.

[adamanteus]

It's annoying the hell out of me!

[BUSHSNAKE]

im informing you...Richard

[ConcinusMan]

Why don't you call scott and argue your points with him. I'm sure he can clear things up for you as to what makes these dark snakes anery, axanthic, or melanistic, and what the difference is. I held the same position you're holding now. I argued that a particular snake looked melanistic to me, not axanthic or anery. He explained the difference better than I can.