Milk snake - Tangerine, or not?

[Aurora314]

Hi all,
I was wondering if anyone could help me understand the difference between the tangerine and non-tangerine varieties of the Honduran Milk snake. I have an albino Honduran, of which I will post a picture. Is she tangerine? How can you tell?

My albino Honduran Milk Snake:

 

[Kokopelli]

The bands are obviously orange, so yes.
"Tri-color" would have yellow bandings instead of orange. The albinism simply removes the black pigment.

 

[Aurora314]

Thank you!

 

[Chip]

It's albino, so no. Tangerines I've ever seen were black and orange, not white and orange. There is an amel tangerine, evidently, but I'll let you be the judge of whether that one meets the criteria: http://www.vmsherp.com/ViewMilksnakes.htm

 

[Aurora314]

The picture of the albino tangerine Honduran milk snake looks precisely like my snake. She's not the tri-colored one. Thanks for the link.

 

[Chip]

I bet the breeder could tell you.

 

[Kokopelli]

Tangerine is a selective-bred trait in Honduran Milks, so there's no guarantee or assurance other than actual visual appearance.

Here's what a non-tangerine amel looks like:

http://cdn2.bigcommerce.com/server1...lbinoHonduran__59566.1282331011.1280.1280.jpg

Tangerines seem more common than tri-color Honduran Milks in the hobby.

 

[xStaticSnow]

Yeah I'm 98% sure what you have is a tangerine albino milk snake! She's very pretty (and very orange!)

 

[Aurora314]

Thank you!