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Ok so this is question that I've heard a lot over the past few years and I myself had before I got some answers. For some reason, white and yellow specks have become more and more apparent in Mexican Black Kings over the years. As a kid in the early 90's, I almost never saw this in the species. Some attribute this to breeding splendida(desert kingsnakes) into the bloodline which have a lot of yellow coloration.
Whatever the reason, I have some good and bad news for you. Almost all non black coloration tends to fade or disappear completely as the snake gets older. Yellow coloration tends to disappear much faster than the white, however, and rarely do adults exhibit yellow scales with few exceptions. White coloration is another story. This tends to stay with the snake much longer and in some cases never goes away. You see many more full grown individuals retaining this coloration, with the exception of the white chins that hatchlings, juveniles and even some young adults display.
Hope that helps and even if your MBK doesn't lose all of his white, he's still an amazing and unique snake!
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