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Hypomelanistic
        Pituophis deppei deppei - VRHD
     
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VRHD - Winter Phase

Adult.
Any conversation about hypomelanistic reptiles will quickly bog down in a viscous sea of semantics. This particular winter phase, besides being a dazzling white, has a reduction in melanin along with a reduction in coverage by the melanin that is present. The VRHD produce a surprising range of body types even though food amounts are consistent. Body types range from stout, heavy set individuals to willowy, gracile creatures like the one above. Some individuals of both Winter and Summer camps have pattern elements that sometimes seem to "evaporate" with age.