Snake of the Day 01-28-19

This snake is a vivid demonstration of the mode of inheritance of most red-modifying gene mutations AND also the power of most red-modifiers.  Two years ago I bred a Cherry Amel to a classic Okeetee (obviously het Amel) that actually had very faint black blotch margins, but just look at this sub-2-year-old Amel from that pairing?  No telling how red he will be in another year?  The next generation of Cherry Fluorescent Amels should be spectacular. I hope to show you hatchlings of those later this summer.