Quote Originally Posted by Jay_Bunny
I'm no expert at investigating photos, but from what I can see, the snake in the first picture is not the same snake as the one in the second picture.

My reasons: If you will look at the patch on head of the first snake, it is short. The patch from the bottom snake is longer.

Look further down the snake. You will come to the first band. The first snake's band has no white edge to it and joins the side markings by only a thin peice of coloration. The second snake's first band has white edging and is thicker, merging into the side markings with a wider and clearer coloration.

Just a thought but something I noticed while looking at the photos. If the owner did indeed just take these pictures, thats a load of difference in color and pattern for me.
I think it's a difference in angle and exposure. The second picture doesn't look like tank, maybe on a table. The pattern on the head looks identical in shape in both pictures. The first picture was probably taken closer and on aspen (the white got washed out), the second farther on dark grapewood (higher contrast, deepening colors), causing a radical change in overall brightness.

I guess I'll find out for sure if I can find a common time to be able to see it.