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ID this Mutant Kingsnake ?

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A friend of mine has this king. I'm not a king expert at all. I'd like to know what mutation/s this snake has, and what generates it. For example, if it's a lavender albino, what does the lavender part mean?

It certainly is an albino, but I can't determine what type of normal king snake pattern this would be (ie Cal King, banded black and white etc), nor if it's more than an albino.

Thanks in advance.
 

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Well, it looks like an amelanistic California king, but the dorsal pattern looks like there might be some splendida thrown into the mix. But been a LONG time since I worked with any kings.... :shrug01:

These days anything and everything is possible in the genetic mixes floating around.

Oh, and as for the "lavender" part, if I remember correctly, the more brownish and yellow examples of normally colored Cal kings would tend to produce the more lavender looking amelanistics.
 
WebSlave said:
Well, it looks like an amelanistic California king, but the dorsal pattern looks like there might be some splendida thrown into the mix. But been a LONG time since I worked with any kings.... :shrug01:

These days anything and everything is possible in the genetic mixes floating around.

Oh, and as for the "lavender" part, if I remember correctly, the more brownish and yellow examples of normally colored Cal kings would tend to produce the more lavender looking amelanistics.
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Yea, the dorsal pattern is what is throwing me off. It doesn't remind me of a normal phase Cal king (banded, black and white)...Something I just don't know anything about clearly :shrug01:
 
That circular pattern " could " mean splendida in the mix. They do intergrade in the wild with splendida, so that combined with the albino part of it, that may be it. Just my guess?

Does your friend have any knowledge on the background?

I am all for having snakes lean with good body weight, but man, your friend needs to feed that poor thing!! Way too skinny!!
 
DISCERN said:
That circular pattern " could " mean splendida in the mix. They do intergrade in the wild with splendida, so that combined with the albino part of it, that may be it. Just my guess?

Does your friend have any knowledge on the background?

I am all for having snakes lean with good body weight, but man, your friend needs to feed that poor thing!! Way too skinny!!
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How can you tell? It's not mine nor am I nearby to check it.

How much should a king of that size eat? I only have boas and pythons so this is out of my league haha
 
viper69 said:
How can you tell? It's not mine nor am I nearby to check it.

How much should a king of that size eat? I only have boas and pythons so this is out of my league haha
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HAHA!! No worries my friend!
Without seeing it firsthand, it is hard to say how much or what size food items it should be eating. The thing that concerned me was its' backbone showing.
 
I will throw in my 2 cents, and agree with others, that it sure looks like it could be an amelanistic California x Splendida. 'Course, without knowing its background, etc., it is just a guess based on its pattern.
 
I agree with the amelanistic californiae x splendida intergrade. I have one myself (non amel) and this patterning is basically exactly what he would look like if he was amel.
 
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Peligro- Could you post a picture of yours here please?? I'd really appreciate it!
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Sure! Not a problem. The patterning isn't 100% identical but when I imagine him with zero black, your snake looks like what I picture in my mind. Please note, I'm NO expert. I'm just guessing ;)

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Thanks. I was having a hard time imaging my friend's snake as a a non-albino.

I still wonder if it could be a lavender banana albino too ? I really don't know this group of snakes well at all.

Nice snake! Thanks
 
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