Hi all, I just found this thread! Thanks for the kind words
As you would expect, I am pretty excited about what I am so fortunate to be working with!
It looks like the questions have been answered for me, but I'll add my 2c
Yes, they are more orange and yellow than white. A few of the finer aspects of their colouration actually had me quite puzzled early on, but I think I have it worked out and will probably write an article about it at some stage. Basically, it looks like these are similar to things like albino Blue-tongueds rather than things like albino Carpet Pythons. They're all T- albinos, the difference is in the way the pigments are 'supposed' to be produced, or so I believe. The variation among the first few albinos I have produced has been incredible, and with at least two litters on the way (crossing fingers for one or two more including albino male to het mother, although I didn't go nuts trying to breed possible hets) there could be over 20-30 albinos in total. The variation in that many animals would be amazing, and I'm really looking forward to seeing what people come up with over the next few generations... I even look forward to feeling jealous when people come up with babies better than what I have produced :lol:
As someone else said, this is a new line of albinos. There have actually been three that I am aware of, although I don't know a great deal about the other two. The line people will be most familiar with is a line of albino Common Death Adders (A. antarcticus). This is something I am reluctant to say much about because there has been a little controversy about the line, and I don't really want to take part in the rumours, but despite having been around for a great many years, this line has not become widely available, and is not openly spoken about by the people who have been trying to work with them. Another line is the albino Desert Death Adders (Acanthophis pyrrhus), which to my knowledge have only been held by one person and were never released, whether due to health issues making them nonviable, or perhaps for personal reasons (despite trying, I have been unable to uncover much about that line other than it originating long ago and never being released). My line is not related to either of the others, it's not even the same species as either of the others, they are Northern Death Adders (Acanthophis praelongus). I have high hopes and full expectations of this line being something which finally allows albino Death Adders to become successfully established for the hobby. It has been a great relief to see them power on while growing up, and with albino x albino copulation, then at least one gravid female albino it looks like the final step of having an albino female giving birth to healthy albino offspring to confirm all is well is just a short while away (to be honest I'm getting rather anxious and impatient! :lol: ).
Bobby: The scaleless Adders are also very cool! Despite the fact that they are a different species I have no doubt that sooner or later someone will want to cross them to make albino scaleless (which while not sitting perfectly well with me, will no doubt be gorgeous animals). I have been very tempted to get some scaleless Adders since years before I was surprised by my first albinos, although it's something I still haven't done. Quite some years ago I was hoping to get some when they came down in price, but they still come with a four-figure price tag all this time later, so I suppose I should have taken the plunge earlier; I really haven't saved any money by waiting, as it turns out, and I have spent the last few years being a big fan but not having any.
I suppose I can't give that much text without a picture, so here is one of the girl I'm sure is gravid
As all albino keepers say, it is extremely difficult to get a true to life picture of them, but I have done my best.