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Are White Snakes Rare? Where Can I Find It?

by Vern
Albino monocled cobra (Naja kaouthia) is exceptionally clean looking. And deadly.

White snakes rarely occur in the wild and usually only as the result of abinism or leucism. White snakes are the result of a mutation in the genes during reproduction that prevents the production of melanin. Melanin is a pigment that gives animals (and us) color in the cells. Many people see white ball pythons, … Read more

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Categories snake-identification Tags albinism, albino snakes, leucism, leucistic snakes, white snakes
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