What are perdox scales?

[sophiedufort]

Does anyone know what perdox scales are? I googled it and came up with nothing.
Found a python for sale, and it says that he has perdox scales over one eye.

Thanks.

[MDT]

have them send pics....sounds sketchy. but in all fairness, i've never heard that term

[RAD House]

My guess is that seller meant paradox scales above the snakes eyes. I am assuming this means that the snake has scales above its eye are a different color than the rest of the snake.

[lady_bug87]

I'm assuming he means paradox. Which is when an animal has scales that are both pigmented and non pigmented. So a regular colored snake with albino scales and vise versa

[RAD House]

jinx you owe me a coke

[lady_bug87]

Originally Posted by MesoCorney

jinx you owe me a coke

well you're kinda wrong since paradox scales can be anywhere on the snakes not just above the eyes.

Let's call it half a coke

[sophiedufort]

Thanks, guys. I thought there was something weird about that word.

[RAD House]

I never said they were always above the eye. In this specific case they are above the eye. In fact I have never seen a snake that only expresses the paradox phenotype above one eye. Now you owe me two cokes for being unnecessarily argumentative. This might a pretty interesting look snake I would certainly ask for some pictures.

[CK SandBoas]

Originally Posted by MesoCorney

I never said they were always above the eye. In this specific case they are above the eye. In fact I have never seen a snake that only expresses the paradox phenotype above one eye. Now you owe me two cokes for being unnecessarily argumentative. This might a pretty interesting look snake I would certainly ask for some pictures.

There are what's called low expression Paradox Animals...I have a Snow Paradox Sand Boa that only has one black paradox marking on the side of his head...I even have a spotless Albino Paradox Sand Boa...with no paradox markings at all....but it genetically is a paradox albino..

[lady_bug87]

Originally Posted by MesoCorney

I never said they were always above the eye. In this specific case they are above the eye. In fact I have never seen a snake that only expresses the paradox phenotype above one eye. Now you owe me two cokes for being unnecessarily argumentative. This might a pretty interesting look snake I would certainly ask for some pictures.

Let's make it 3 cokes. I didn't read the opening post as thoroughly as I thought.

My bad