Cool! Heather, tell us if she still has them in a few months, will you? abi21491, how old is the SK axanthic?

I think they could very well be a buried gene for heat pits in a different spot. Carpets and green tree pythons have them on their back bottom lips as well as their front upper lips:

http://www.calacademy.org/blogs/jdum...ree_python.jpg

I also think you should folks should combine your slightly mutated snakes and see if you can get real heat pits. AND THEN WRITE IT UP FOR SCIENCE.