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Not what you think from looking at him, this 25″ male 2013 corn appears to be a pied-sided (p/s) Bloodred, but his ancestry suggests otherwise.
He COULD be just that, but his ancestors are wild Key Corn (aka: Rosy Ratsnake). Great grandparents of this snake were acquired from Gus Rentfro in a lot of wild-caught Key Corns I purchased over a decade ago. The father of this one hatched looking very similar to what you see above. I’m still uncertain the random white seen here is the result of a gene mutation, but breeding trials are still in progress. His father diffused greatly (as you can see this one doing at this tender age) but never acquired the deep red colors we see in the p/s Bloodred mutants. He retained the soft, unicolor Key Corn appearance common to the middle key corns. A beautiful corn none-the-less, to me, above potentially being a new pied-sided gene mutation, his value lies in his genome; containing NO corn snake genes beyond those of his island race. At maturity, he should be the relatively drab brownish-red of middle to lower key corns, with barely-visible markings.
His $325.00 price includes His d.o.h. is August 1, 2013 and he is currently eating frozen/thawed large pinky mice.