Wild Albino Rough Earthsnake
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(Virginia striatula)
This species is one that I have found hundreds of times over the years in the rock piles behind my house alone. But this individual is very special. This rough earthsnake is the first snake I have found with Amelanism! Amelanism is a genetic mutation which causes an animal to lack pigment in its skin, causing it to appear much lighter than the rest of its species, or even white as paper. Rough earth snakes are most often a shade of brown, but this one, a very faint peach color. I immediately knew we had found something special. While snakes with this mutation are abundant in the pet trade, wild snakes with amelanism are exceedingly rare. I will likely never see an earth snake like this one again. This will forever be one of my most prized wildlife encounters.
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(Virginia striatula)
This species is one that I have found hundreds of times over the years in the rock piles behind my house alone. But this individual is very special. This rough earthsnake is the first snake I have found with Amelanism! Amelanism is a genetic mutation which causes an animal to lack pigment in its skin, causing it to appear much lighter than the rest of its species, or even white as paper. Rough earth snakes are most often a shade of brown, but this one, a very faint peach color. I immediately knew we had found something special. While snakes with this mutation are abundant in the pet trade, wild snakes with amelanism are exceedingly rare. I will likely never see an earth snake like this one again. This will forever be one of my most prized wildlife encounters.
(Virginia striatula)
This species is one that I have found hundreds of times over the years in the rock piles behind my house alone. But this individual is very special. This rough earthsnake is the first snake I have found with Amelanism! Amelanism is a genetic mutation which causes an animal to lack pigment in its skin, causing it to appear much lighter than the rest of its species, or even white as paper. Rough earth snakes are most often a shade of brown, but this one, a very faint peach color. I immediately knew we had found something special. While snakes with this mutation are abundant in the pet trade, wild snakes with amelanism are exceedingly rare. I will likely never see an earth snake like this one again. This will forever be one of my most prized wildlife encounters.