Pale male

[KITKAT]

I'm with Shannon Nicole on this one. normals are light like this in Ohio very often... in fact, the bigger snake in the pic is darker than most easterns in Ohio.

Caught this pair of Easterns. As you can see the male is pale compared to the female. Would this be considered hypomelanistic? I'm just learning about the different color variations...

[Zephyr]

I'm not saying he's a hypo, but what I am saying is to have that light coloration there has to be some sort of gene that hinders (not stops) the snake's production of melanin.

[KITKAT]

Here in Ohio, I have been referring to the light ones as "chocolates". But I don't know what genetics is at work.

I'm not saying he's a hypo, but what I am saying is to have that light coloration there has to be some sort of gene that hinders (not stops) the snake's production of melanin.