Quote Originally Posted by Spaniard View Post
I don't think the posted snake is a pastel either.

It could be one of those weird situations where the pigmentation didn't produce itself well in those areas during shed. There was a member here that had a spider go from normal to looking axanthic after a shed and then slowly gain its color back during subsequent sheds.

Edit: Here's the spider thread...

http://www.ball-pythons.net/forums/s...ad.php?t=62581
He said it's always had that coloration, thus opening the possibility that it could be a morph, or it might just be a kooky flaw in protein production that happened when it was developing and had this visible effect on it.

Or a Paradox.