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@DavidMundy- i know i'm a newby to the forum but i have spent the last 30+ minutes reading every single one post and reply, i want to apologize for the idiot who sold you those snakes. they could be, they could not be het clowns, but IMHO they could be something else, every normal i've come across is not that light, to me they kind of look like vanillaish or fireish. but then again could just be light colored normals. thats my opinion.
Every friday i volunteer with Kevin at NERD, i have tomorrow off and plan to venture out the 20 minutes from my house to go there and talk to him about a few snakes i plan to purchase from him. i'm sure either Kevin or Andy will be there and be more than happy to know about this situation. I do know kevin is very diligent about keeping records, i know when i purchase some of my higher end snakes from him he retains a copy of my name for their record. It wont hurt me to ask if there is a record. if you like message me what the persons first and last name is and i will be more than happy to further inquire about that.
as for the visual traits of the het clowns. i am 99.9999% positive you cannot visually determine het clowns. even the visual trait of het pieds are not 100% accurate. as far as googling information about anything or doing any research on the internet i would take any info with a grain of salt due to the fact you can post anything you want on the internet and state that it is true, i would exercise caution in doing so. there are however several books all about ball pythons and genetic markers that help in the cause.
i hope any of this helps, and like i said....i'll inquire with kevin or andy tomorrow and see what info i can get. let me know if theres anymore i can do
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