Snake of the Day 03-12-18

Show & Tell

This Miami Okeetee corn snake is the product of pairing an Extreme Buckskin Okeetee with a Miami Phase.  Apparently, the yellow coloration that’s spreading tail-ward with maturity is “apparently” an exhibition of retention of carotenoids.  The only flaw in that supposition is that carotenoid expression in corns is largely relegated to the sides, at this age (sub-adult).  This one is showing essentially the same proportion of yellow dorsally as it is laterally?  Odd??