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Aggressive Morphs?

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Gyrkin

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Not news, but maybe worth discussing. Have any of you noticed that certain morphs are nearly always aggressive or mellow? Have you noticed any correlation between aggression and appetite?

I've noticed my baby Abbott Okeetee (and her sibblings) are all little rattlesnakes, reactive and tend to stay ready to strike for a long while.

OTOH, the Sun. Motley is mellow, easy to get along with, nearly never reactive, hasn't ever struck or really even gathered herself to do so.

Both eat equally well. If anything, the Motley is a quicker eater, all else being equal, so I don't draw correlation between appetite and aggression (though aggression could be channeled into feeding).

Your thoughts and experiences?
 
The sunkissed are very nervous snakes. Very flighty little buggers. I was talkinh to RichZ about them one day he had noticed the same thing
 
I've noticed that Okeetees are far more aggressive than any other morph.
That is not to say that there's no tame Okeetees.
Or that some snakes that aren't Okeetees aren't aggressive.
But if there was a morph that was meaner than the rest, I'd say it's Okeetee.

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Palla, my Sunkissed Lavender, is the most aggressive/nervous hatchling I have, and I have 21! At least she's stopped trying to bite me, which was quite hilarious and almost left a mark, although she still "rattles" a lot. She's also my fastest eater-doesn't waste any time once she's in with the pinkie. I don't have any okeetees, so can't compare with them.
 
tspuckler said:
I've noticed that Okeetees are far more aggressive than any other morph.
That is not to say that there's no tame Okeetees.
Or that some snakes that aren't Okeetees aren't aggressive.
But if there was a morph that was meaner than the rest, I'd say it's Okeetee.

okeetee.jpg
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It is all how you look at Okeetee , There are some of us that consider a Okeetee corn one caught off the plantation or the surrounding area of the plantation in the boarders of jasper county where Carl Karfield hunted . weather it has black boarders or not. I have pure okeetees and mine are no way textbook Okeetee but they are pure corns from jasper Co and one came from Haphazard Rd the other off Purrysburg rd and the third of Old Charleston rd

The only wild one I have was the male off Old Charleston rd her was about 25 inches when i caught him in 1996

The other school of thought any corn with thick black boarders is A Okeetee.

Was that one in the pic from Norm Damm ???
 
Vanay, my likely anery-charcoal thing is by far my meanest, my snow is the most nervous, and Mallien the hatchling (most likely) ghost is tied for calmest with Dier, my amel.
 
My sunkissed girl is a fiesty biter, but my lav anery mot even has her beat- mean as hell!!

My golddust, ro, and opal butter motley couldn't be sweeter though:)
 
My newest Granite is a little hateling, though he's calmed down quite a bit. I still can't pick him up straight from his tank and he rattles if I even look in his direction. Once he's in hand, though, he settles down just a fraction -- no trying to take a chunk out of me! My other Granite isn't a biter, but he's extremely flightly. I have to hold on to his bottom half, or he'd just zoom right out of my hand onto the floor and be gone!

My little Bloodred girl is the sweetest of the sweet. As was my Pastel Motley. Having had those two first, it was a big shocker when I got my two Granites!
 
We've all heard about sunkisseds being more aggressive in general. I've also heard in recent years that ambers tend to be very mellow and easy to handle. It had me wondering what the temperament of the sunkissed amber (I think they call them honey?) corns is like? It'd be nice if they balanced each other out since I like the look of sunkissed morphs, but I don't like grumpy snakes.
 
Kevin S. said:
We've all heard about sunkisseds being more aggressive in general. I've also heard in recent years that ambers tend to be very mellow and easy to handle. It had me wondering what the temperament of the sunkissed amber (I think they call them honey?) corns is like? It'd be nice if they balanced each other out since I like the look of sunkissed morphs, but I don't like grumpy snakes.
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Gyrkin said:
Not news, but maybe worth discussing. Have any of you noticed that certain morphs are nearly always aggressive or mellow? Have you noticed any correlation between aggression and appetite?

I've noticed my baby Abbott Okeetee (and her sibblings) are all little rattlesnakes, reactive and tend to stay ready to strike for a long while.

OTOH, the Sun. Motley is mellow, easy to get along with, nearly never reactive, hasn't ever struck or really even gathered herself to do so.

Both eat equally well. If anything, the Motley is a quicker eater, all else being equal, so I don't draw correlation between appetite and aggression (though aggression could be channeled into feeding).

Your thoughts and experiences?
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That was the question As I read it. Not what is your most aggressive snake

I dont know about the amber morph being passive I got a bunch and my amber motley bites, his dad the first amber motley ever produced was a puppy. My amber blood also bites everyonce and awhile
 
As younger snakes (yearlings and hatchlings), there is definitely some truth to the "Sunkissed attitude". However, as adults, the 'tude is no longer present in my snakes. I do have an '08 dilute anery motley that has absolutely no reluctance to bite me and I'm sure hoping that she calms down once she gets a little more mature. Otherwise, I don't think any morph is more aggressive than another as an adult.
 
My adult Abbott's Okeetee seems to be feistier than my baby Miami altho not aggressive by any means unless you're talking about feeding response, in that case he tries to strike at anything that moves, LOL! My baby Miami is actually a lot calmer and will tend to just hang out on me more so than my adult Abbott's Okeetee who seems to always be on the move when I am handling him. He was the same way as a baby and SO SO quick, when he was a baby, hence the name "Flash". Zeke on the other hand seems really sweet and a lot calmer so far. It's interesting to say the least, I've also always wondered if there is any correlation between morph type and personality/aggression.
 
My striped anery is the only snake of mine thats tagged me. I have been bitten by other snakes but because of my stupidity.
 
My Snow Motley girl is the most laid back tame little thing around, always happy to cuddle and literally hang out around my neck. The RO is very polite to, has never tried to bite or strike but is just a little flighty when being picked up. Once in hand very nice although a little more active than the snow.

The other three are so new that they have only just had their first meal here and not been handled except to be weighed and fed. Although, none have tried to tag me.
 
My Snow can be pretty aggressive and nervous. My Albino Motely seems to trust me no matter what. It almost acts like a ball python...it isn't scared of me at all. However, if anyone else holds her she gets nervous and tries to get away. Somehow she knows who is holding her...
 
My amel Whiskey is awsome he has never tried biting me never ratlled his tail never bumped me or anything like that... whe I hold him hge just hangs out in my hands and sometimes slowly slithers around... when he was a baby he never stopped it was a task to keep up with him.... but he is calm unless someone else holds him... like Sickmak90's does.. I think its cuz they recognize us by smell cuz if someone else is holding him he tries to get away but always coming in my direction... and Of course im like a nervous mom and im like always round with my hand to make sure he dont fall.. LoL.. I got lucky with Him.. I looooove my baby
 
My '08 Anery male ("Hansel") is, by far, my most "aggressive" corn snake. He won't hesitate to attain the "strike position" and start rattling his tail the moment his tank opens up and/or he is disturbed from his "slumber." The '05 Snow male runs a close second, with the one difference being I can usually scoop him up without automatically worrying about a bite. The rest of my '08s, including Hansel's Normal sister, are flighty but otherwise tame.

On the complete opposite end of the spectrum from Hansel (both temperament- and color-wise) are my Amels. There are 11 total at the moment, though I started with 12 (one hatchling didn't make it). The '05 female, Yelina, is the mother to the other 10. Yelina is, hands-down, my tamest snake. So far, most of her offspring have taken after her in that respect. There are still a few who are extremely nervous, but, IMO, it's an understandable thing since I almost never handle any of the hatchlings aside from cleaning and picture days. =)
 
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