Albino BP Eye Question : Slightly worried

Hi all! I bought my first BP a few weeks ago and she is amazing! Currently aged at around 5 or 6 months but could really do with some advice from you all.

I've always noticed her eye colour which is slightly white at the top half of her eyes, both left and right side. It doesn't look like retained eye caps from shed or anything, but possibly a permanent marking on her eyes. Can any albino BP owners confirm if their BP's have similar markings or any other experienced BP owners confirm if this is ok or a health issue like a cataract? My understanding was that their eyes should be pretty clear all over.

Her eyes are working pretty fine, does what a young BP should do, when my hand goes near her she might move back a bit same with walking past her enclosure, any sudden movements she springs back, eats fine, has never bitten me etc..

I have attached a link to the pictures I have managed to get, hopefully they are clear enough for you guys to identify. Any help or advice would be appreciated. Thanks and have a great day!

https://imgur.com/a/nkorV - not the greatest quality pic sorry

Jay

I'm no expert, but those look like markings. They definitely don't look unnatural or strange to me, but as I said, I'm no expert, so take this with a pinch of salt [emoji14]

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Thats cool but out of the 3 Albinos I've owned their eyes were/are completely Red.
I do find mine see terrible, except for the Burm.. He's never had a problem seeing. The others react like they can only see so far and will even startle them self banging into something they didnt notice until they hit it with their face. Hahaha.
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I cannot view your link (pretty strict firewall here at work) but I am fairly certain I know what you are referring to -- The eye on Albinos often has a bicolour look to it, a lighter pinkish, almost prismatic on the top half. This is perfectly normal and all my Albinos and Candinos have this.

You guys are awesome. Thanks for all weighing in here. To me it just looks like markings. Asplundii thanks for confirming too. If you do get a chance to have a little look at the link once your back from home, it'd put my mind more at ease :)

Thank you all again!

Natural markings.

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I cannot view your link (pretty strict firewall here at work) but I am fairly certain I know what you are referring to -- The eye on Albinos often has a bicolour look to it, a lighter pinkish, almost prismatic on the top half. This is perfectly normal and all my Albinos and Candinos have this.

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Is this something newer? None of mine have that..however mine are all Old School albino's, starting as long as 21 years ago.


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Originally Posted by CALM Pythons

Is this something newer? None of mine have that..however mine are all Old School albino's, starting as long as 21 years ago.

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Again, without having seen the the OP's pic I can not say for certain I know what she is talking about but if it is what I believe then no, it is not something new it is just the way their eyes are. See the pics below, all of them have a lighter region on the top portion of their eye:

http://www.worldofballpythons.com/fi...-clown/001.jpg
http://www.bobclark.com/static/upload/1423610607.jpg
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/92/5a...13557adb8e.jpg
http://www.urbanalbino.com/yahoo_sit...1249_large.jpg

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Originally Posted by jay127

Asplundii thanks for confirming too. If you do get a chance to have a little look at the link once your back from home, it'd put my mind more at ease :)

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I will try to remember to log on when I get home this evening and look at your image directly.

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Again, without having seen the the OP's pic I can not say for certain I know what she is talking about but if it is what I believe then no, it is not something new it is just the way their eyes are. See the pics below, all of them have a lighter region on the top portion of their eye:

http://www.worldofballpythons.com/fi...-clown/001.jpg
http://www.bobclark.com/static/upload/1423610607.jpg
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/92/5a...13557adb8e.jpg
http://www.urbanalbino.com/yahoo_sit...1249_large.jpg




I will try to remember to log on when I get home this evening and look at your image directly.

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I think his is the same just his is more pronounced. Ive never had that in any of mine as i said.. And I certainly don't remember that being in albinos 20 years ago. here is his pic.
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Thanks calm for adding the picture, appreciate it.

And the last link that asplundii postes is pretty much identical to what mine has. Thanks for the time in getting those pics guys.

A bit strange you've never seem them before calm, perhaps it could be the ages of the snakes you have and could certainly be only affecting newer snakes. Who knows! But again this has put my mind at ease. Bless you giys for the advice and help

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Thanks calm for adding the picture, appreciate it.

And the last link that asplundii postes is pretty much identical to what mine has. Thanks for the time in getting those pics guys.

A bit strange you've never seem them before calm, perhaps it could be the ages of the snakes you have and could certainly be only affecting newer snakes. Who knows! But again this has put my mind at ease. Bless you giys for the advice and help

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I have a 2017 Albino so it just must be a certain Gene. I don't really look at all different genes of snakes and not many people have any around me..


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I think his is the same just his is more pronounced. Ive never had that in any of mine as i said.. And I certainly don't remember that being in albinos 20 years ago. here is his pic.

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I have a 2017 Albino so it just must be a certain Gene. I don't really look at all different genes of snakes and not many people have any around me..

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It is not a the result of some other gene, all Albinos have this trait because all ball pythons have it. When Bob used to have the pics of the original Albino on his site you could see it in the pics of that animal.

If you look at the eye of any ball you will see that the top half is always a shade or two or three (or more) lighter than the bottom half because there is a pigment differential where the eye stripe passes through it. It is a bit more marked in Albinos because of the sharp contrast of their red eyes.

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It is not a the result of some other gene, all Albinos have this trait because all ball pythons have it. When Bob used to have the pics of the original Albino on his site you could see it in the pics of that animal.

If you look at the eye of any ball you will see that the top half is always a shade or two or three (or more) lighter than the bottom half because there is a pigment differential where the eye stripe passes through it. It is a bit more marked in Albinos because of the sharp contrast of their red eyes.

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Im looking like I'm checking for Mites and i cant find that on my albino. I can see a lighter area all around the Pupils but thats it.. Maybe its so suddle im not seeing it easily.


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Originally Posted by asplundii

It is not a the result of some other gene, all Albinos have this trait because all ball pythons have it. When Bob used to have the pics of the original Albino on his site you could see it in the pics of that animal.
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Just to let you know I now see it. I needed a better whiter light. Its much smaller that the OP's but definitely there.



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Originally Posted by CALM Pythons

Just to let you know I now see it. I needed a better whiter light. Its much smaller that the OP's but definitely there.

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Yeah, the size can vary but it will always be there in some form or other.

You can see the white on the nose travels down then through the eye. My snakes have these markings too. Odyn has dark brown in the bottom and cream at the top of the eye. It's pretty cool. Most snake eyes will carry the markings in their eyes.

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Just to let you know I now see it. I needed a better whiter light. Its much smaller that the OP's but definitely there.



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Ahh well I'm glad that clears up a lot! Yeah mine def has much more obvious marks but glad it's nothing too worrying after you guys have confirmed :)

Appreciate it once again!