Bumblebee lost ALL yellow within one shed!

I had a bumblebee ball python that had lots of yellow. Unfortunately, I did not take any pictures of it even though I hatched it way back in 2015, because, well, it's a bumblebee male... why would I take a pic of it out of all my hundreds of snakes?

In fact, I was thinking about selling It because it is male and I have no use for him in my projects, and quite frankly I have been thinking about getting out of snake breeding completely. You'll just have to take my word for it, because I have no old pictures. Just days ago, he had bright yellows all over with only a small amount of grey along the spine.

Today I was cleaning tubs and saw he shed. He now has NO yellow at all whatsoever! Looks like an axanthic! What's going on??

http://i.imgur.com/SgWhlrX.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/WlvEyvK.jpg

Its a new million dollar gene :).

I don't think there has ever been a million dollar gene. I'm serious though.

I read somewhere that Hitler got his hands on the first Albino Burm ( or was it a Royal Python ) 70 odd years ago and it cost him £50,000 ---- wonder what that would be today's money !?!?


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Oh wow you guys.

Sounds like something similar to what folks were calling "IMG" or increasing melanin gene. You might want to search it.

Thanks John, seems like it has happened to quite a few people's snakes on this forum.

It's a thing that happens to bumble bees and killer bees sometimes. No one really knows why but as far as I know it is not predictable nor inheritable.