Vanilla Mojave?

I'm considering picking up this Vanilla Mojave, but I'm not very experienced with the vanilla gene. What do you all this of this guy?

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My gut reaction is to say, he's not a Vanilla Mojave.

I hatched one out in 2012, and she was WAYYYY yellower than this. Even at a year old, she was richly yellow in all her markings. I don't see that in this snake.

But then I have to remind myself I am probably biased, because I breed for the best look in all of my morphs, and my girl was probably just a stellar example of a Vanilla Mojave. This guy is certainly heavily blushed and faded to be "just a Mojave". And he does have a pretty faded out head for a Mojave too.

So he quite possibly is a Vanilla Mojave, just not as pretty as my girl was.

Gale

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Originally Posted by angllady2

My gut reaction is to say, he's not a Vanilla Mojave.

I hatched one out in 2012, and she was WAYYYY yellower than this. Even at a year old, she was richly yellow in all her markings. I don't see that in this snake.

But then I have to remind myself I am probably biased, because I breed for the best look in all of my morphs, and my girl was probably just a stellar example of a Vanilla Mojave. This guy is certainly heavily blushed and faded to be "just a Mojave". And he does have a pretty faded out head for a Mojave too.

So he quite possibly is a Vanilla Mojave, just not as pretty as my girl was.

Gale

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That's what I figured. He seems like a pale/faded Mojave, but I'm not sure how much of that is the picture quality. I'm just hesitant to drive two hours round for a snake that might not be what I'm looking for. He's a craigslist find at a good price, but I'm starting to feel like I should wait to purchase from a breeder who knows his stuff and I can have a bit more confidence in, rather than the 'buyer beware' stance that everything on craigslist has.