Weird Albino Snake!

Wow, check out this weird Albino snake. Looks kinda rare…

Albinism is due to various gene mutations that affect the production of normal pigmentation. True (amelanistic) albinos lack melanin and are white with no markings and with unpigmented pink eyes. Partial (blue-eyed) albinos have some residual pigmentation. There are various degrees of patchy albinism (piebaldism) due to localised mutations in skin cells. Temperature dependent albinos have residual colour on cooler parts of the body i.e. Siamese cats where pigment develops on the head, tail and legs, but not on the warmer parts of the body.

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Tags: albinism, albino, albinos, amelanistic, gene mutations, lack melanin, legs, pigment, pink eyes, siamese cats, skin cells, snake

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regius

It's not albino .but it's a leucistic ball python

danielle

I'm with the other guy. Just because its colors are lacking pigment, does not make it albino. that is just one reason for colors to be absent, and a "Partial albino" is likely not an albino at all, but lacking color form a different set of genes entirely. Albinos have pink eyes. If it does not have pink eyes, it is not albino, but white for another reason.