in a clutch it is very easy to separate Fires from Normals .. some Fires are not very distinctive though so when you see a picture of him alone with no normals to compare to from the same clutch you can't be 100% sure it really is a Fire .. I would say the snake on the picture IS a Fire, however it is one of those not very distinctive ones, but then again it might be a normal .. why people buy a snake labeled something and then question the genetics is beyond me though .. pay a few bucks extra and buy something you are sure ofjust my 2 cents