Mojave VPI Axanthic

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Originally Posted by RickyNY

Welcome and congrats.
Maybe a little too cold for that baby to be going on car rides?

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Originally Posted by Taying

Thanks everyone!

and yes, I drove 3.5 hours to pick him up and took a picture with him the day I got him before putting him back in his insulated box with a heat pack. I didn’t want to risk fedex.

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That's what I figured. But with hundreds of lurkers and newbies watching this forum, I didn't want any of them thinking it was a cool idea to take snake out in the cold.

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Originally Posted by Taying

I've read that most axanthics tend to brown out as they age, though some strains are more likely to keep their black and white coloration.

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I've not noticed the black fading, but, breeders of any Axanthic line that tell you that their line does not brown out: Are LYING. All lines brownout and the silver coloration fades to some extent as they get older. The speed and severity can be adjusted by selective breeding. Breeders know that you can block most of the brownout by adding the Fire gene to the combination, and thus you rarely see an older adult Axanthic pictured online without Fire (or photo editing).

Below are two photos. The first is my 5 year old VPI Axanthic Male, and the second is a 3 month old VPI Axanthic Male I produced this year. The camera does not capture it well, but, as you can see the silver color fades out and turns a shade of brown as the snake gets older. If I held my VPI Axanthic up to a normal you could clearly see that there is a stark difference in coloration, but, if you were identifying a snake of unknown lineage without comparison: it would not be obvious as you might think you have a really brown Normal.

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I’ve noticed the SK axanthic morphs seem to be the most vivid as juveniles, but I just did some research on the adults and I see that you are correct. They brown out as well.

They still look awesome and hold their black colors really well as adults.


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WOW! Amazingly beautiful