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Just sharing some pictures of two extreme examples of color phase mutations.
These are both Cal Kings {Lampropeltis getula californiae} These are both yearling males.

The first picture represents an amelanistic animal

amelanisticck.jpg


The second picture represents a melanistic animal

melanisticck.jpg


Thanks
 
Very cool pics. Do you know any locality data on the melanistic one? Is he pure californiea? I've never seen one quite so black before.
 
Wes,
No, I don't have any specific data on him. I was told he was Cal King, but who knows. I'm simply going to raise him up and admire him for whatever he is. It's difficult to tell from the photos, but the scalation certainly looks like californaie.

Here's a closer shot

melanisticck2.jpg
 
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