Whiteout (aka: Blizzard Bloodred, Diffused Blizzard)
Note: Expect
DIFFUSED and
BLOODRED to be incorrectly but synonymously used
Most Commonly used Name:
Whiteout
Mode of Genetic Inheritance:
Three Recessive mutations; Amel, Charcoal, Bloodred
Morph Type:Single recessive mutations
Eye Color: Red pupil
Whiteouts are the compound of three mutations that are recessive to wild-type; Amel, Charcoal, and Bloodred (aka: Diffused). They are arguably the most white and unpatterned corn snake of all to date. Many of them have a slight blush of yellow on the lower cheeks and neck, but it seldom goes beyond the neck area through maturity as does carotenoid yellow in other corn snakes. Do not expect markings to be noticeable at maturity, though some may show faint markings when young.
A brief history on Diffused mutants VS Bloodred mutants:
Initially, the corn snake gene mutation, Diffusion (formerly called Bloodred) was described as being recessively inherited, but many of the
F1 generational
heterozygotes exhibited some of the obvious features of the gene mutation homozygotes. It is extremely rare for simple recessive
F1 heterozygotes to exhibit ANY features of their recessively inherited genetic mutation. For example,
F1 heterozygous Amel corn snakes have no markers that demonstrate a hint of their simple recessive mutation,
Amel. The paradoxical partial-exhibition of the
Diffusion mutation in the heterozygotes resulted in the
Diffused mutation being re-described as having
codominant inheritance (codom for short), but was tagged with the descriptor,
variable. At that time, variable codom seemed an accurate and satisfactory genetic description for the radical color and pattern diversity among members of this mutation, but far too many genetic
anomalies persisted. Identification of the inheritance of this mutation is once again considered simple recessive, but the Bloodred corn that most of us identify with toDAY is virtually always the aggregate of traits resulting from the
Diffused (new mutation name) gene mutation PLUS
polygenetic traits promoted by selectively breeding toward the highest expressions of
melanin reduction, diffusion, and red color saturation.
What to expect:
As
neonates, Whiteout corns are sometimes faintly patterned (sides are generally faded or lacking typical lateral markings), but they will show NO YELLOW. Most (if not all) of them show head patterns that are notably unlike those of typical corns. ALL
SMR Whiteout corns change dramatically through maturity, thereby rendering adults that are nearly devoid of head markings, side markings, (any visible dorsal markings they may have will be very faint), and little or no yellow. Most of our breeders have NO yellow at all, but that doesn’t guarantee that all of their babies will mature to be devoid of facial yellow from carotenoid retention. There will be NO belly checkering. Many of the early Bloodred-type corns in the early 1990s were overly inbred and therefore suffered poor fertility (not to mention – the progeny of many of the first generations were stubbornly lizard lovers, refusing to eat pinky mice). Thankfully, through out-crossing in our projects to improve or change colors and patterns, Bloodreds no longer rank high in the realms of sterility or reluctance to eat rodents. In fact, there are some seasons in which Bloodreds are among the best feeders of our corn snake neonates. Generally, next to Whiteout corns, Avalanche (Snow Bloodreds – aka: Diffused Snows) have the most white and least pattern.
Important Note:
These images are not renderings of the actual animals being offered, (except for uniquely offered snakes found in the SURPLUS section of this web site). We do not provide pictures of individual hatchling snakes for sale, nor do we recommend that you ever choose a new pet based on an image of its neonatal form. Corns change so dramatically from hatchling to adult, they will NEVER have the same colors or contrasts throughout maturity. While most of the snakes we produce will mature to resemble the featured adult image(s) on our web site, unlike manufactured products that are respectively clones of each other, the nature of polygenic variation results in each animal being similar but not identical to others of its morph. The snake we select for you may not mature to be identical to the pictured examples, but will be chosen based on our experience of observing which neonates will mature to properly represent their respective morph. We take this responsibility very seriously, and therefore publish the guarantee that we will exchange your SMR snake if it does not mature to be like our advertised examples.
