Coloring up

[RedSidedSPR]

See!? That's what I meant.

[ConcinusMan]

Well they do differ from other snakes in that they are truly in the purest sense, anerythristic. Meaning all areas that should be red lack any pigment at all.

It's a little different with "anery" radixes and concinnus. Those aren't a simple case of red areas lacking pigment especially if the radix wasn't red in the first place. Also, anery concinnus have pigment on every bit of their body, it just isn't red like it's supposed to be. That is not to say the red areas lack pigment. There is pigment. It's just not the "right" color.

I honestly believe that "anery" radixes are really a form of melanism expressed in a way that is similar to melanistic ordinoides. That may be true of "axanthic" radixes too. They aren't purely anery or axanthic. Not like anery red sides. Those are truly anery the purest sense, and nothing more, nothing less and that is why they produce such "clean" snows. There's only one place left, and one color to take away all pigment and amelanistic takes care of that to make a very clean snow.

Even snow radixes have one place on their body that there is pigment when they are born. On the side of the head. The pigment is there, but it's just a dash of white. It's a tiny area that is white, not "see through"

[RedSidedSPR]

[QUOTE=ConcinnusMan;It's a little different with "anery" radixes and concinnus. Those aren't a simple case of red areas lacking pigment especially if the radix wasn't red in the first place. Also, anery concinnus have pigment on every bit of their body, it just isn't red like it's supposed to be. That is not to say the red areas lack pigment. There is pigment. It's just not the "right" color.[/QUOTE]

Well, anery red sideds can be bluish like the concinnus....
But I hear what your sayin'....

[ConcinusMan]

Well, anery red sideds can be bluish like the concinnus....

That's a little different. Blue pigment is present on a lot of normal looking concinnus'. It's just that it's masked by other pigment layers. Take away those pigments and the blue shows through. I guess what I'm trying to say is that it's a different cause for the blue.

[RedSidedSPR]

Ok... Didn't realize about the blue pigment...

I personally think the anery red sideds are really cool. There are some I like more than others, but... It's still really cool. I love mine.

[ConcinusMan]

But really, I think you would have loved a perfectly normal one just as much.

[RedSidedSPR]

Oh I would! My favorite snake is red sideds, and my favorite "morph" is "normal"!! But I love this guy.....

You don't think this is a cool looking snake!?
OOPS!! Messed up on photo I gues I can't do it from iphone

[Sonya610]

Too dark, but captures the red

Very nice and such EVEN coloring all the way down his body. Gotta take more pics of mine, he ate a ton yesterday and is in seclusion today (probably shed related as he is usually quite busy).

The Conncinus is growing like a weed...so so much bigger than the flame and shedding far more often. I can't wait until the flame is bigger, the coloring will be so much more stunning on a bigger animal!

[RedSidedSPR]

Thanks, I love his colors.

[Mrs N1ntndo]

Im new here...helllo all. I live in Michigan and I dont see those kind of red ones around here.I love the red snake. Beautiful. I have an eastern garter right now. she has a red skinny stripe down both her sides but thats all the red in her. Where are those red ones, I would love to get one.