The thing is that just like any other ball python mutation, there are good examples and bad examples of axanthics. Additionally, because of their colouration, axanthics are exceedingly difficult to photograph due to the simple fact that the darker gray on them appears brown in yellow light. It doesn't help that while cruising classifieds or forums, you typically tend to find a lot more lower quality axanthics with some browning than exceptional ones. The same is true for pastels and some other mutations. However, I have seen at least a few axanthics in photographs and in person that are absolute stunners at adult sizes - including a breeder female I own. To completely overlook this mutation because there are a lot of "ugly" ones out there seems silly to me, but I guess it just takes actually seeing an exceptional example of an axanthic to make believers out of some. I personally think as far as ball python colour mutations go, it's pretty tough to beat a nice example of an axanthic.
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