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Originally Posted by Crazy Colubrids
They all look to have Diffused gene to me.
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I would agree, though I may not be up on the latest Masque theorizing, so I bow to anyone who is . . . .
In my experience, Masque still leaves some checkers, though they are squeezed to the very edge of the ventral scales. What I see on yours (particularly the Aneries), looks more like the bleed-over pigmentation you see on animals with nice lateral diffusion (like pied-sideds). Here are some photos of two males from a Striped Blood x Oak Miami clutch. (The mother doesn't carry the Diffused gene.)
Sorry, the shots are pretty quick and dirty:
Male 1 head
Male 1 vent (the red wash on his belly makes it a little hard to see, but he's mostly checker-less until the last half)
Male 2 head
Male 2 vent (no red wash, so it's easier to see)
Anyway, if there are others who've produced Masque snakes without any checkers that have proven not to be Diffused, I'd be interested to hear it.