Killerbee completely grey and white?

This is Mike Brizzee's killerbee from a facebook group (not sure if he's also on this forum).
I'm wondering how frequently a killerbee can completely lose color like this. It's looks freaking amazing, grey and white!

https://scontent-lax3-1.xx.fbcdn.net...4d&oe=56B4E9D7

Same killerbee.

https://scontent-lax3-1.xx.fbcdn.net...bf&oe=56B4D736


And apparently, she used to look like this before laying eggs. Just like the usual killerbees I see.

https://scontent-lax3-1.xx.fbcdn.net...5e&oe=56E86720

Does this happen often? Is the complete color-fading a thing with killerbees? If it is, there's a new morph on my wishlist now...

:O

Wow that is a nice looking animal! Almost look axanthic-ish.

There are a few threads around here, and a video of people snakes who have gone into shed, came out, shed, and are completely different colors than before.

I would say it's rare for sure. But it's a nice surprise when it does happen!

Super looking snake!

First thing I thought of too, axantic-ish.

Thanks for sharing. :)

There was some discussion on this phenomena with a orange belly gene animal recently. And the fact that the animal and a sibling who had undergone a similar sudden darkening. They were not sure if it was genetic or related to a suspected bacterial infection. Very interesting. The animal shown here is amazing and does look axanthic or anerythrystic at this stage. Congrats to the owner. :gj: Actually more anery than axanthic. The orangebellys became much darker than this though.

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Wow that is a nice looking animal! Almost look axanthic-ish.

There are a few threads around here, and a video of people snakes who have gone into shed, came out, shed, and are completely different colors than before.

I would say it's rare for sure. But it's a nice surprise when it does happen!

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Originally Posted by Reinz

Super looking snake!

First thing I thought of too, axantic-ish.

Thanks for sharing. :)

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I've seen those snakes too, changing colors after a couple shed- I haven't seen as significant as this killerbee before though. It makes me wonder what affected it! It does look axanthic, but even crazier.

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Originally Posted by Albert Clark

There was some discussion on this phenomena with a orange belly gene animal recently. And the fact that the animal and a sibling who had undergone a similar sudden darkening. They were not sure if it was genetic or related to a suspected bacterial infection. Very interesting. The animal shown here is amazing and does look axanthic or anerythrystic at this stage. Congrats to the owner. :gj: Actually more anery than axanthic. The orangebellys became much darker than this though.

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That's interesting! Do you remember where the discussions are or where I can find the pictures? (I'll search for them myself if I can) Did they ever try breeding/testing if it is genetic?

I find it crazy that it would undergo this kind of change as a sub-adult, if it's genetic. Weird! :O

I remember seeing this on Facebook too, we must be in one of the same groups :cool:.

Here's the thread on the orange bellies. They're trying to breed it out this season.

I don't think this is the same kind of change as the orange bellies. This change is I am to believe after one shed. Not as they grow like in the orange bellies. I could be wrong. But that's how I took the killer bee change. I remember seeing something like this happen to a ball python a few years ago and a lot of people said various reasons on why it changed its pigments to black and white. If my memory serves me right. The ball pythons changed back after a few more sheds.


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that's insane


one of my snakes got dramatically darker recently, but it wasn't as big of a change as this

Yeah, the killerbee's change was after one shed. But that shed happened apparently 6 years ago, so it doesn't seem like it's something that will go away again. :O

Hmm too bad the OP of that other thread didn't post pictures haha- I'm curious.