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A very unusual golden Florida Banded Water Snake(Nerodia fasciata pictiventris)female that I got at a recent reptile show. I'm not sure exactly what "morph" or mutation she is, actually. She appears to be both hypomelanistic, or reduced black pigment, and hypo or anerythristic, or reduced or missing red pigment, but also xanthic, or excessive yellow pigment. I've never seen a gold one like this. She might be gravid(pregnant), but I can't really tell for sure about that, either. She is very calm and friendly like nearly every Water Snake I've ever held.

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