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Old 09-16-2017, 02:16 PM   #1
mbueno
White on Mexican Black Kingsnake

I just recently got a baby MBK who has quite a few white spots on him, mostly on his sides near his scutes and on his scutes of his neck area. I thought the white goes away as they grow older, but a friend told me that this happens more when it's on the dorsal side of the snake, but stays when on the scutes. Has anyone had a baby MBK with white on their scutes that eventually disappeared with age? If so, how long did it take? Or do they tend to stay when they are on those scales? I also heard that MBKs with speckling produce offspring with even more of it?
 
Old 10-26-2017, 12:29 AM   #2
RossCA
What a dead forum lol I only had one and it lost its white on its belly. I think most of them only retain white on their chin. I cant remember how long, but it doesn't take years.
 
Old 02-26-2018, 05:38 PM   #3
LDELPLATO
How do i get one with blue eyes!?
 
Old 02-26-2018, 05:54 PM   #4
LDELPLATO
I tell you strangely my amel corn turns milky white before shedding but my MBK i camt even tell, one day hes black the next i see a shed lol
 
Old 05-21-2018, 12:38 PM   #5
KingsnakeKing
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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