All Angles Creatures

Hypomelanistic Striped California Kingsnake

One animal carrying both genes. Each one is inherited separately, so this combination is made by bringing them together rather than being a gene of its own.

The two genes

Hypomelanistic
recessive
Black reduced to brown, softening the contrast between band and ground.
Striped
recessive
A continuous pale stripe down the back in place of the usual bands. Unlike most pattern differences in snakes, this one is carried by a single gene.

How one is made

Both genes have to come together in the same animal. The pairing that does it most directly is Hypomelanistic × Striped, which works out every outcome and its odds.

Every California Kingsnake combination