Interesting colours on my Okeetee

[Pareeeee]

I've been noticing that the centres of some of my Okeetee's scales have been getting quite a bit darker than the rest. These darker-tinted scales form two lateral stripes that run almost the entire length of her body. It gives her an interesting almost a "burnt" or even "pixelated" look.

Anyone else seen this colouration in Okeetees before? She's apparently a locality (Jasper County) Okeetee, not a selectively bred morph.

She just shed a few days ago so now you can really see it.

http://i.imgur.com/Bu6m4gd.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/TK6ZAku.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/wTGNRLz.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/OGn3Rti.jpg


I would've taken some better pictures, but she bit me for the first time last night and has been a bit agitated with me today so I didn't want to stress her too much.

[knox]

She is quite the looker!

[prairiepanda]

Interesting! Are those stripes something that has appeared gradually, or has she always had them?

[Pareeeee]

She is quite the looker!

Thanks! I think so too. :)

Interesting! Are those stripes something that has appeared gradually, or has she always had them?

Gradual. Here is a picture of her I took last year. As you can see, she didn't have them then.

http://i.imgur.com/Ve8Lsmq.jpg

[toddnbecka]

I've seen some pics of Okeetee corn snakes that were tan or light brown rather than orange called buckskins. Time will tell.

[Chris72]

The close up on that second pic is amazing! :)

H&C

[jjhill001]

I like them when they have that dirty color to them. Natural is beautiful.