Yet another Morph Help question...

[Blue Apple Herps]

While this is typically true.... it is not always. My Vanay, a proven charcoal, had light eyes.




And anery A can have dark eyes as well.



The key difference is level of contrast. Charcoals are low-contrast snakes. The saddle color and ground color are much more similar than the stark dark-light of a young anery.


For example, this is one of last year's charcoal hatchlings at 6 months old.

As with every rule, there are always exceptions!

But in general I've found eyes to be much more reliable than the yellow.

[stloria]

I'm just glad the yellow is normal, because at first I thought something was rubbing off on him and I flipped his tank trying to find the culprit.

Also, he has grown about 5 inches since we got him in June. It's amazing how big he's gotten!

[Spiritserpents]

All of my charcoal/charcoal-based morphs have yellow. The only difference I see in that is the shade of yellow. Charcoal is usually a lemony/pastel yellow and aneries tend to have a stronger, more mustard yellow. But that can be subjective. I look for the contrast; that's something that you can't mistake at all especially in hatchlings.

[stloria]

All of my charcoal/charcoal-based morphs have yellow. The only difference I see in that is the shade of yellow. Charcoal is usually a lemony/pastel yellow and aneries tend to have a stronger, more mustard yellow. But that can be subjective. I look for the contrast; that's something that you can't mistake at all especially in hatchlings.

He definitely has a huge contrast in his eyes, they're cute. I keep saying he... is there really any way to sex without probing? I know it's different than sexing a ball or a boa.