i breed het reds and sometimes you get one that is hard to tell.
when a het red is bred to a normal the babies arent as dramatic as a red axanthic bred to a normal. yes when a red axanthic is bred to a normal all babies are going to be het reds, but visually they are better as well. find out the parents. also see if he has a baby pre shed pic of the same snake. its easier to tell het reds prior to the first shed.
as far as the one in question goes, it could be but would be considered a low grade one imho.
adam jeffery
in the sticky section of morphs and genetics forum here on BP.net their is a hunters guide that will help you identify a good het red. here is a link
http://www.ball-pythons.net/forums/s...t-Red-Axanthic