Blackeye

A great mystery lurks in the depths of darkness... 
This new gene is a true enigma. We really don’t know much about this mutation except that the black-eyed color originated “randomly” in Denmark when Jesper Lund paired an Ivory with a Goldeneye (both parents had normal-looking eyes), and one Matrix was born with solid black eyes. Later, Graham Battison imported the Blackeye Matrix to the UK, proving it a separate trait from the Matrix gene. 
We know that the eye color inheritance mode is at least Dominant. The next step in the project is to determine if this gene is an incomplete dominant mutation or a complete Dominant (Homozygous).
Back in 2021, Graham moved his collection to the US, and I was able to acquire a beautiful Blackeye female from him. We want to push the project forward and discover what this exciting trait has to offer. 
Read the latest about the black eye project here: Possible Super blackeye
Blackeye Female. Besides the dark eyes, this female also displays a very unique dark head. We don’t know if this is caused by the blackeye gene. 
The iris on the blackeye is not 100% black. It contains a blend of dark pigments. A frontal view of the eye shows some of these lighter pigments. 
The iris on the Blackeye has no defined division between the upper and lower segments, giving a uniform look to the eye. The only lighter pigments are dark browns and they are minimal, sitting vertically above the pupil. 
The eye of most blood pythons will have a split (superior and inferior) pigmented iris that follows the face pattern. Usually, the upper portion is lighter, and the bottom appears darker.  
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