Morph: Lemon Lime Hypo, Desert Ghost
Status: Proven Simple Recessive
When: RDR line is dead - unproven
By Whom: Mark and Kim Bell

The "Lemon Lime Hypo" was an adult female that I brought in from Africa in 2000. At the time, the only snake that was even close to "her look" was NERD's Desert Ghost ( a young female ). My female was more of a "greenish yellow" color with super crisp black markings. As of 2005 the Desert Ghost has been proven to be a simple recessive trait and as adults the Deserts DO become more of a "greenish yellow" color....that's where the "lemon / lime" comes into "my name". I'm sure my Limon Lime Hypo female was a Desert Ghost............just an older one and we were still not sure how the Deserts looked as they matured at the time.

She died of an infection that was passed on to her from a female that was on breeder loan from another breeder............both the Lemon Lime female and the Lemon Pastel female died do to a bad over-load of amoeba. I was group breeding a VPI Axanthic male to the Lemon Lime Hypo female and the Lemon Pastel female. The VPI Axanthic male was treated and survived. So I'll "never know" if she was a Desert Ghost or "something new"? I miss her ever day still...........

You can read more about her on the "Lemon Lime Hypo" page in the "Collection Section".

Text by Ralph Davis