Bizarre color change....DUW...

[MegF]

Fuego started color change, but unlike my other red babies, he never got lighter first. He's just turning green while retaining the chocolate brown color he's always had. If I hadn't noticed a small light spot on his nose when I was taking pictures, I probably wouldn't have even noticed. I ended up taking him outside in direct sunlight to confirm the change starting. Weird!
Here's indoor light/no flash:

Outdoors:

[mpgt]

Wow! Those are cool pics.

[gwen524]

Wow, I have never seen such a brown on a tree boa, well, besides amazon tree boas. I think I might actually prefer that to the green! I hope the new color looks just as pretty.
O and great pics.

[luker3232]

is'nt that halloween phase? iknow nothing about arboreals

	Arboreal Arboreal is a word meaning "related to or resembling trees". Its meaning comes from the Latin arbor, meaning tree.<br> In biology, an arboreal animal is one which inhabits or spends large amounts of time in trees or bushes.

[MegF]

This is a green tree python, not a tree boa. It will eventually turn all green with presumably some blue and I don't know what else. This is the oddest change I've seen. Usually they lighten in color first and then go green. This one never got lighter. It's still the same chocolate brown that it was when I got it. Here is pictures of one of my other GTP that was a red neonate. This is the normal way they go thru change:

When I got him:


Starting color change:


And now:

	Green Tree Python Green Tree Python (Morelia viridis)

[BonafideHerps]

wow that is crazy!


Rich

[owen.richards]

awswoem pics thnx

[TongueFlick]

Whoa! Do you think you found the beginning of a new morph? Whatever he is, he's handsome! Nice pics too.

	Morph A morph is a color or pattern variation that is proven to be genetic. Common morphs include albino, anerythristic, gentically striped, Hypomelanistic, and many others. Morphs also include combinations of simple traits such as "Sunglow" which is Albino and Hypomelanistic. These traits may be recessive traits, co-dominant traits, dominant traits, or created through selective breeding (ie Pastel).

[MegF]

Don't I wish! I think he's just weird!