Axanthic Great Basin Gopher Snake

[ballornothing]

This is going to be a bit of a long project and will require breeding trials to ensure that I am correct in my assumption.

Based on feedback from other herpers and pituophis keepers it would appear that I have collected an Axanthic Pituophis deserticola (CA Native Reptile Breeding Permit # NRP-1166)

If I am able to prove this mutation out It would represent a very neat step forward in gopher snake morph breeding projects as well as gopher locality morph projects.

I had been road cruising all night And due to a pressure front had only found a couple of long nose snakes. On my last lap on my favorite road in the northern great basin I spotted this snake. Given that you’re driving all night and blinking as little as possible all night road cruising really wears out your eyes. I assumed that my eyes were just burned out and I wasn’t seeing the color tones were perhaps that my lights were too bright. I went ahead and put it in A bucket for a closer look in the morning. When I woke up and checked the bucket, I was pleasantly surprised to find a ‘silver’ gopher snake

[noodlehaus]

Just an absolute stunner of an animal, I hope the project goes well and this proves out for you! Almost makes me want to work with Gopher snakes, if only I had the space.

[lumpy]

My goodness ! I would be hooting and hollering with the possibly one this. It is so cool that you were able to collect it from the wild.

I did have the opportunity to be part of the team that was going to breed and do the trials with the Indy gene in boas. I couldn’t take on all the animals I wanted to but thankfully I have some involvement into the Indy project.

[armiyana]

That’s an awesome looking snake.
Good luck with the project! =D

[ballornothing]

Thanks guys, I’m really excited. Or I will be once I get all the different stuff I’ve produced recently established