The lighting in those 2 pics is so hugely different it is hard to know how the colors of the snakes would compare if they were side by side.

Also, you get getting more of a side view on the first one, and more of a top down view on the second one. At first glace, I thought the first one had much more white on its lower sides, which I like, but now I'm not sure if it is just the angle of the pics.

I think I like the second one better. I really like lessers with no alien eyes in their patterns.