Category: Morphs

Buf 2014

First, thank you, Chuck Pritzel and Connie Hurley of Cedar Creek Corns (https://cccorns.com/) for the beautiful male Buf I received from you in 2012.  
 
Buf 
Most Commonly Used Name: Buf
Mode of Genetic Inheritance: Dominant to wild-type
Morph Type: Dominant gene mutation
Eye Color:  Black pupil & body ground colored iris

The Buf corn snake was discovered by Jan Notte (corn snake breeder in Europe https://www.slangenbroed.nl/) in 2001.  It is the first corn snake gene mutation to be identified as being dominant to wild-type.  Buf corns are generally more yellow or gold than most wild-type corns and combining them with Amel (called ORANGE) they resemble Creamsicle mutants (Bufs are not hybrids).  Bufs are relatively new to the United States so expect to see many new morph compounds of this beautiful mutation in the near future.  

 
What to expect:
Hatchling Buf mutants remind us of hatchling Caramels.  Many of them resemble Caramel mutants, but become more gold or yellow with age.  As adults, they look nothing like Caramel corns.  
 
 

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.

Lava Terrazzo 2014

Lava Terrazzo (no AKA))
Most Commonly Used Name: Lava Terrazzo 
Mode of Genetic Inheritance: Recessive
Morph Type: Recessive Mutation Compound
Eye Color:  RED pupil & beige iris

 

Combining the two recessive-to-wild-type mutations–first done here at South Mountain Reptiles–Terrazzo and Lava renders this stunningly pale mutation compound.  The simple recessive mutation, Terrazzo was discovered by Craig Boyd from breeding two Rosy Rat Snakes together (an insular race of corns sometimes called Keys Corns) in the early 1990s. Terrazzos were originally marketed as Granite Corns, but in so much as the Terrazzo producers of that time did not frequent Internet chat forums, many of the mainstream corn snake keepers were unaware of this mutation. Despite warnings (along with pictures), members of one of the popular Online Corn Snake chat forums voted to re-assign the name Granite to Diffused Anery corns (former aka: Anery Bloodreds). It was awkward (and confusing) just a few months after this name re-assignment when Bill and Kathy Loves’ Book (Corn Snakes – The Comprehensive Owner’s Guide) was released, featuring a picture identifying a GRANITE CORN, but of course, that tan corn snake looked nothing like the NEW Granites (formerly Anery Bloodreds) that are black and gray. Jeff Galewood re-named the original Granite corns Terrazzos as he was–at that time–the primary producer of this beautiful mutation.
 
The simple recessive mutation, Lava was discovered by Joe Pierce in the 1990s and was originally called Translucent or Transparent Hypo.  They reportedly originated from a wild-caught corn snake that was collected in the area of the Southeastern United States where the famous Okeetee corns are collected in South Carolina.  
 
Combining these two mutations rendered a stunning mutation compound whose almost albino features defy explanation.  Why the eyes are almost like those of albino–apparently from the combination of the two mutations–does not follow any model in current corn snake gene mutations.  Like all Key Corns, Lava Terrazzos are noticeably leaner than typical corns, but have great appetites and growth rates.  BTW, I’ve never seen a Lava Terrazzo that had ANY black what-so-ever.
 
I call Terrazzos second “striped-type allele” because it IS the second one if you don’t count the striped version of Motley (since it is on the same locus with Motley). Several breeders (myself included) have performed breeding trials to verify that Terrazzos are not allelic to other gene mutations.  So far, evidence points to Terrazzos being a unique single recessive mutation.  I bred a classic Striped Corn mutant to a Key Corn Het for Terrazzo and yielded no mutant corns out of 21 fertile embryos.  We all agree that more trials are necessary to validate unique allele status for this beautiful corn.
 

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.

Cayenne Fire – 2014

Cayenne Fire (aka: Red MaskAmel Bloodred )
Most Commonly Used Name: Cayenne Fire
Mode of Genetic Inheritance: Recessive
Morph Type: Mutation Compound (Amel + Diffused + Red Mask)
Eye Color: RED pupils

 

Go to History for more details about the DIFFUSED / BLOODRED base mutation of this compound morph.

This compound morph results from combining the color mutation, Amel with the pattern mutation Diffused and the new Red Factor mutation.  As with most morph compounds that include the Diffused mutation, the Fire mutation‘s color affect is generally more diffused than a typical Amel corn, but nothing compared to Cayenne Fire mutants that possess the additional Red Factor mutation. Except for some of the color and pattern variants of this mutation compound, Fires arguably have much less color contrast than typical Amels and generally redder coloration. Essentially, the difference between a Cayenne Fire and a Fire would be less yellow (therefore orange), rendering a red on red albino corn snake.  Expect dramatically reduced white margins, compared to most non-pattern Amel type mutants.

 

The snake pictured was posed on a U.S. one-dollar-bill for color reference. 

 

What to expect:
Many Fire hatchlings look like little more than some Amel Corns, but the head should have some form of Bloodred head pattern, and the belly will be devoid of classic Amel Corn snake white & off-white checkering.  The belly pattern can have colors – and even pattern – but not organized checkering.  From a short distance, adults appear to be completely red or red/orange, but upon closer examination, most have a faint blotch pattern, and some will have minute traces of white on the scales around the posterior-most dorsal markings.

 

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.

 

Snow Motley 2014

Snow Motley (no aka)
Most Commonly Used Name: Snow Motley
Mode of Genetic Inheritance: Recessive
Type: Triple mutation compound (Motley + Amel + Anery)
Eye Color:  RED pupil

Combining the three recessive gene mutations; Motley and (Anery & Amel = Snow) combine to render this beautiful Snow compound mutation. Typically, they have many subtle colors found throughout the spectrum of the Snow compound mutation.

What to expect:
Both male and female hatchlings look alike (essentially white snakes with some tainted shade of what Motley markings).  

 

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.

Strawberry Anery2014

Strawberry Anery (no aka)
Most Commonly Used Name: Strawberry Anery
Mode of Genetic Inheritance: Strawberry is dominant to wild-type on the Hypomelanistic-A locus and Anery is recessive to wild-type
Morph Type: Mutant compound of Dominant & Recessive
Eye Color:  black pupil, but some can have a wine-colored pupil
 
Adding the Anery-A black mutation to Strawberry renders a corn that could be mistaken for a Ghost (Anery-A + Hypo-A).  At this time, we believe that the Strawberry Mutation is dominant to wild-type and resides on the DNA locus HYPO-A.  That is, when you breed it to any other corn snake, half the progeny should be Strawberries.  How can you tell which half?  Good question.  According to Charles Pritzel’s Morph Guide (https://cornguide.com/) it is possible to distinguish between the two alleles at the Hypomelanistic A aka: Hypo A locus – both Hypo A and Strawberry – by microscopic inspection of the minute black speckling patterns on some scales.  This is essential (in my opinion) because Strawberry Mutants can look identical to some Hypomelanistic Mutants.
 

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.

Strawberry Amel2014

Strawberry Amel (no aka)
Most Commonly Used Name: Strawberry Amel
Mode of Genetic Inheritance: Strawberry is dominant to wild-type on the Hypomelanistic-A locus and Amel is recessive to wild-type
Morph Type: Mutant compound of Dominant & Recessive
Eye Color:  RED pupil
 
Strawberry and Amel mutations are the only gene mutations involved in this mutation compound.  At this time, we believe that the Strawberry Mutation is dominant to wild-type and resides on the DNA locus HYPO-A.  That is, when you breed it to any other corn snake, half the progeny should be Strawberries.  How can you tell which half?  Good question.  According to Charles Pritzel’s Morph Guide (https://cornguide.com/) it is possible to distinguish between the two alleles at the Hypomelanistic A aka: Hypo A locus – both Hypo A and Strawberry – by microscopic inspection of the minute black speckling patterns on some scales.  This is essential (in my opinion) because Strawberry Mutants can look identical to some Hypomelanistic Mutants.
 

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.

Charcoal Terrazzo 2014

Charcoal Terrazzo (no AKA))
Most Commonly Used Name: Charcoal Terrazzo 
Mode of Genetic Inheritance: Recessive
Morph Type: Recessive Mutation Compound
Eye Color: Black pupil & gray iris

 

Combining the two recessive-to-wild-type mutations–first done here at South Mountain Reptiles–Terrazzo and Charcoal renders this stunningly pale ghost-colored mutation compound.  The simple recessive mutation, Terrazzo was discovered by Craig Boyd from breeding two Rosy Rat Snakes together (an insular race of corns sometimes called Keys Corns) in the early 1990s. Terrazzos were originally marketed as Granite Corns, but in so much as the Terrazzo producers of that time did not frequent Internet chat forums, many of the mainstream corn snake keepers were unaware of this mutation. Despite warnings (along with pictures), members of one of the popular Online Corn Snake chat forums voted to re-assign the name Granite to Diffused Anery corns (former aka: Anery Bloodreds). It was awkward (and confusing) just a few months after this name re-assignment when Bill and Kathy Loves’ Book (Corn Snakes – The Comprehensive Owner’s Guide) was released, featuring a picture identifying a GRANITE CORN, but of course, that tan corn snake looked nothing like the NEW Granites (formerly Anery Bloodreds) that are black and gray. Jeff Galewood re-named the original Granite corns Terrazzos as he was–at that time–the primary producer of this beautiful mutation.
 
The simple recessive mutation, Charcoal was discovered in the 1980s and was originally called Pine Island Anery (for it’s geographic origin).  Charcoals are one of the “Anery-type” mutants, but easily distinguished from variants of Anery-A.  The eyes of Charcoals usually don’t show a contrast between pupil and retina, essentially appearing not to have a pupil while Anery-A types have a black pupil contrasted by a silver iris.
 
Combining these two mutations rendered a stunning gray and often striped mutation compound.  We started this line by breeding a Pewter to a Rosy Rat (Key corn) that turned out to be het for Terrazzo (formerly Granite).  Since we have not yet been able to distinguish between Pewter Terrazzos and Charcoal Terrazzos, we’re defaulting to calling all of them Charcoal Terrazzos.  
 
I call Terrazzos second “striped-type allele” because it IS the second one if you don’t count the striped version of Motley (since it is on the same locus with Motley). Several breeders (myself included) have performed breeding trials to verify that Terrazzos are not allelic to other gene mutations.  So far, evidence points to Terrazzos being a unique single recessive mutation.  I bred a classic Striped Corn mutant to a Key Corn Het for Terrazzo and yielded no mutant corns out of 21 fertile embryos.  We all agree that more trials are necessary to validate unique allele status for this beautiful corn.  Therefore, breeding a Terrazzo to a Striped Corn should render no striped phenotypes. 
 

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.

ButterTessera 2014

Butter Tessera (no aka)
Most Commonly Used Name: Butter Tessera
Mode of Genetic Inheritance: Dominant & Recessive mutations
Morph Type: Single Dominant Mutation (Tessera) & simple recessive (Amel) & Caramel
Eye Color:  RED pupil & body ground colored iris
 
 

FIRST, what makes Tesseras so expensive? Other than appearance, the primary (and inherent) value of Tessera-type Corns is their mode of inheritance.  Since they are dominant to wild type, pairing any Tessera Type that is a Visual Het to ANY corn snake (other than a Tessera-type) will render 50% Tessera mutants in the F1 (first) out-crossed generation.  The results of pairing an Tessera homozygote with ANY corn snake (other than a Tessera-type) will render 100% Tessera mutants.

 

Adding the color mutations (Amel & Caramel) to TESSERA, obviously results in a Butter Tessera.  As Tessera usually does, Butter coloration is extremely exaggerated.  The inherent breeding value of this mutation compound is that if you breed this snake to a regular Tessera, 50% of the progeny will be Tesseras, but all of them are het for Caramel and Amel (therefore, Butter).  Pairing those progeny at adulthood with complementary genes renders Tesseras, Amel Tesseras, Caramel Tesseras, and Butter Tesseras.  
 
History of the Tessera Mutation:
In 2007, Graham Criglow asked KJ Lodrigue to order a 1.2 trio of Striped Motleys that were advertised on one of the popular Online Classified sites – since Graham’s job prevented him from personally receiving them at that time.  When they arrived, KJ discovered that they constituted a 2.1 reverse trio (two males and one female) instead of the advertised 1.2 trio (one male and two females).  KJ and Kasi recommended that Graham gift the extra male to me, and that’s what Graham did.  Profound thanks to Graham, KJ, and Kasi for that gracious and fortuitous gift.  In 2008, both the Lodrigues and I independently bred our males (Graham’s and mine) to novel (unrelated) corns. I produced about 24 TESSERAS (so named by the Lodrigues for the tessellated lateral markings) from over 50 fertile eggs, but since the Lodrigues were in the middle of a career move to another State, they were less fortunate, producing just four non-mutant Okeetee-looking corns.  My Tesseras were produced by the pairing of the male Tessera to three novel female corns (two F1 Locality Okeetees from Chip Bridges Rhett Butler Line and one Okeetee-ish female, Het for Stripe and Amel).  Imagine my surprise in seeing what we thought were nearly flawless Striped Motleys from three different females, only one of which was Het for a recessive pattern mutation?  After the first brood of 50% Tesseras hatched from the female that was het for Stripe and Amel, except for the perfection of pattern, I was not thinking new dominantmutation, but when both wild-type Okeetees produced the same results, it was obvious that a new mutation was discovered.

 

Upon receiving the reverse trio from the seller, we all commented on the mutual peculiarity of the phenotypes.  Most appeared to be the most perfectly Striped Motleys ever seen – in so much as their dorsal stripes were nearly contiguous from neck to tail tip (something never before seen in any corn snake pattern mutant) – but that was hardly possible if the admission of the breeder were true – that they were products of pairing a Striped corn with an Okeetee corn.  How could these descendants of a Striped corn bred to an Okeetee be Motley types, instead of Striped?  It is still unclear if those 2.1 Tesseras were F1s (first familial generation) or F2s (the originator of this line is now out of the hobby and difficult to reach – for clarification).  If these three Tesseras are F1s, my deduction is that the striped corn he used in the original pairing was actually Striped AND Tessera.  Even if those three were F2s, the likelihood of the mutant patriarch being a Striped Tessera is strong.

 

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.

Banded Okeetee 2014

BANDED OKEETEE (no aka)
Most Commonly Used Name: BandedOkeetee
Mode of Genetic Inheritance: Dominant (wild-type) + Selective Variation
Morph Type: Selective Variation of wild-type
Eye Color:  Black pupil & body ground colored iris

 

Banded Okeetees are a classic example of the promotion of polygenic traits through selective breeding.  By breeding together only Okeetees with saddles that extended down on the sides, after a few generations, we are now reliably reproducing the Okeetees with obvious banded markings.  No part of this genetic product owes its’ appearance to any known mutation.  As it is with most corn snake morphs, no two have the same quality, degree, and volume of banded markings.  

 

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.

 

 

HET scaleless 2014

HET Scaleless (no aka)
Most Commonly Used Name: Het Scaleless
Mode of Genetic Inheritance: Recessive
Morph Type: Double Mutant Het (Scaleless and Anery)
Eye Color: Black pupil (some red-eyed ones are also available for higher prices)
 
 

The corn snakes being offered here are not Homozygotes, but Heterozygotes.  The reason a picture is not featured here is because no two are alike, AND we didn’t want people to expect SMR het Scaleless corn they purchase to be exactly like the model we use to represent all of our corns that are Het for Scaleless.  The inherent value of these snakes is the fact that they have one gene copy (therefore are HETEROZYGOUS) for the gene mutation, Scaleless.  Hence, they look like common corns, but are hiding their genetic heritage that makes them capable of reproducing Scaleless Mutants. 
 
IMPORTANT NOTE: We DO offer corns that are Het for Scaleless AND other desirable color and/or pattern mutations.  The prices noted here are for corns that do not demonstrate any color or pattern mutation and are–in most cases–not necessarily het for any mutation other than Scaleless.  We DO sell colors of corns that are het for Scaleless for more $ than the advertised prices here (inquire).  Also, some are color mutants with two or more mutations they possess in heterozygous (het) form–meaning they don’t demonstrate other mutations but possess one of the paired DNA mutation copies that allow them to reproduce those mutations when paired with heterozygous or homozygous snakes possessing the same gene mutation type(s).  In other words, we sell heterozygote corns possessing one or more color/pattern mutations for higher prices than the ones advertised here.  Please, inquire. 
 

Hybrid History Of Scaleless Corns:

In 2012, we were fortunate to acquire several different color and pattern morphs of Scaleless Corns from Stephane Rosselle in France.  He has many dozens of different color and pattern variants of this unique mutation.Just as seed-less grapes are not really devoid of seeds (they are simply small seeds), scale-less corns have SOME scales.  The entire bellies of most are classically or partially scaled, and random fragments of scale patterns are seen in varying degrees elsewhere on their bodies, from one individual to another.  I hear comments like, “eeeeyewww, the face looks freaky” or “why are the eyes so disproportionately large?”.  The eyes are not disproportionately large per body size, but in the absence of scales around them, a super-protruding appearance results.  Of course, no two biological forms are precisely identical, but add to that the color and pattern variability and the infrequent scale placements in SCALELESS takes NO-TWO ALIKE to a whole new level.  Exactly where there are a few scales on their bodies renders a veritable unique fingerprint for each individual snake.  Regardless of how many and where scales are sparsely located, the predominant lack of scales results in a more deeply-saturated color exhibition.  Who knew that the armor (scales) of serpents actually rendered a dilution of their here-to-fore unseen color brilliance?  Few corn snake mutations are capable of altering mutation and morph compounds as dramatically as the Scaleless mutation.  Have fun mixing and matching myriad color and pattern potentials with this new and variable mutation. 

 
The originator of the Scaleless mutants in France (Richard Dijoux) https://www.colubiasnakes.fr indicates on his web site that they originate from pairing an Emory’s (Great Plains) Rat Snake with a Corn Snake.  Hence, ALL Scaleless corns in the hobby toDAY are technically inter-species hybrid mutants (though 1st cousin species).  

 

Inter-species Hybrids:  The first Scaleless snake closely related to a corn–AND the patriarch of all Scaleless “corns” toDAY–was the result of pairing a WHEAT (what some Europeans call the Emory’s/Great Plains Rat Snake) to a CORN Snake.  The owner of those snakes reported that only one Scaleless snake hatched from that marriage; THE patriarch of all Scaleless corns toDAY. Therefore, beginning with the F1 generation–and all subsequent generations since–at the time of this writing, all Scaleless corns toDAY have Emory’s Rat Snake genes in them (one DAY the scale-less mutation will be Naturally demonstrated in pure corns, as with ALL reptile species on this planet).  Of course, either via polygenetics, gene mutations or both, just like all dogs toDAY are selective variants of wolves (therefore, all dogs technically ARE wolves), after a few generations of breeding these Scaleless “hybrids” solely to corn snakes, less and progressively less of their ancestral genes will be visually evident. A parallel is that the Dachshund genetically IS a modern wolf variant, but when you look at such a modern dog, do you see ANY resemblance to a wolf?  Polygenetics and mutations have distinguished Dachshunds from other dog breeds and their wolf ancestors. True, Dachshunds are not a species separate from other domesticated dogs. Other inter-species hybrids in our hobby toDAY include (but are surely not be limited to) Creamsicles and Ultra/Ultramels. 

If you seek a visual (aka: homozygote) Scaleless, this is not the morph you want.  This listed product (Het for Scaleless corns) will look like a typical wild corn snake, but are carrying one copy of the gene mutation that will render Scaleless mutants if bred to another corn snake with one or both DNA copies of the Gene Mutation.  Again, this picture demonstrates the potential for what you can possibly produce if you buy one of the $1,100.00 to $1,300.00 hatchlings offered here.  The snake you will be ordering will look similar to a wild-caught common corn snake.  Corns het for Scaleless and other color and pattern mutations will be offered elsewhere on our web site.  They will be priced according to the market value of the mutations they carry.