Motley stripe? Pinstripe????

[Tom Tuttle]

I'm not convinced the lavender isn't a homozygous stripe. I'm not sure what Tom is seeing, but I see the classic 4 line stripes on her and the stripe width is classice homozygous stripe. I know what the history and lineage of the snake is, but I would wait for the results of breeding trials before calling it a motley. You can't always believe that what the ACR says is 100% accurate. I have some registered snakes of my own that needed information corrected after I had a few breeding trials.

I also see a nice classic central stripe with two thin stripes adjoining. But I fail to see any thin stripes, or even remnants of them on the sides. Especially in the neck area where the stripe is usually unbroken. I agree the ACR is only as accurate as the data provided.

 

[Susan]

I see a lateral side stripe in the first U-curve past the neck on the right side of the snake. Here's a link to her progression thread and you can see the lateral stripes in many of the photos posted there. Cali But as Nanci said, and someone else in a commercial way back when, "the world may never know!"

 

[Tom Tuttle]

I see a lateral side stripe in the first U-curve past the neck on the right side of the snake. Here's a link to her progression thread and you can see the lateral stripes in many of the photos posted there. Cali But as Nanci said, and someone else in a commercial way back when, "the world may never know!"

Susan thanks for the link. Easy to see the laterals in those pics. I do see some variation in the width of the thin stripes bordering the central stripe, along with a connection saddle near the neck that has since faded out.:shrugs:I believe thin stripes should be uniform, even after they have broken.
The variations in width I'm referring to is most noticable in the June 2008 photo. The earlier photo's depict the connection. As Nanci said "the world may never know"!