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Old 05-07-2018, 08:38 PM   #1
Jonathan P
What makes it a HYPO

Hello all, I am new to king snakes, but have been raising snakes for many years, so I know this is a newbie question. Sorry.

I just bought this beautiful baby girl this past weekend at a local reptile show in northeastern MD. It was sold to me as a Hypo brooks. What does the hypo mean in this case?

Makes no difference to me as I love the coloration and pattern, just curious. I saw several other patterns such as ghost, florida, and california kings that were noted as being hypo. So I'm confused.

I also attached a picture of my columbian rainbow and pinstriped ball python just for fun.
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Old 05-08-2018, 09:59 AM   #2
RossCA
You can read up in great detail about all the different FL kingsnake morphs on this website. http://www.sierrasnakes.com/
 
Old 05-08-2018, 06:07 PM   #3
elena
Hypo (short for hypomelanistic) animals are lack some, but not all, of their dark pigment. The general affect is to make them lighter/brighter.
 
Old 05-08-2018, 06:07 PM   #4
elena
In FLK this is a recessive trait.
 
Old 05-09-2018, 12:18 PM   #5
Jonathan P
Thank you!
 

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