That is a gorgeous snake! Does seem to have some odd genes going on, though.

Wow, reading that article, I didn't realize just how different the Easterns are from my Westerns. Similar temperaments, but food preference seems pretty different (ours are fish/tadpole eaters, avoiding frogs and toads and flat out refusing mice). Not to mention that you have to light the tank for Westerns- they stop eating if you don't and don't seem to like UTHs.
I do still want a pair of Easterns though. ^_^