Long Beach Hypermelanistic
Type: Incomplete Dominant
Aliases: Grease King
Issues: N/A
First Produced In: Unknown
Availability: Rarest
Last Updated: 2022-01-07
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Appearance
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They are highly variable with the amount of melanin found in the light bands. Most individuals have very narrow light bands.
Melanin in the light areas increases as the snake matures into adulthood. Some adults will often be two toned in the light bands with yellow on top and white on the lower sides and belly.
Controversy
An old oil field in Long Beach, which has always been easy to access, has become a very popular spot to local snake hunters. It was set up with boards years ago and through word of mouth has become very well known. L.B hypermelanistic kings are very common there and its where I found my first one in January of 2006. Hypermelanistic kings from this field have been given the name Grease kings, and they are now apart of many collections. Some herpers believe the Grease king is its own distinct morph. There are plans on turning this field into a park in the near future, so it is very likely Grease kings will cease to exist in the wild if their remaining natural habitat is destroyed.
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