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Old 08-Aug-07, 08:15 PM
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PhilK, an albino is defined as being 'incapable of producing melanin' (black pigment). There are only 3 colours that a snake 'produces'; they are black, yellow and red. An albino only has 2 colours with which to produce it's colour - red and yellow. A hypo bredli, or a GTP as suggested above, does still have melanin, although the black may not be seen just by looking at the snake, it is in there as TrueBlue describes as "pigment in under laying tones". As an example, have a look at a hypo Darwin Carpet, then have a look at an albino Darwin Carpet. Despite both having no visible black, there is a clear difference between the two.
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