albino corn photo gallery

[solrwind]

please people only pics of albino's okay and you can tell us a bit about them if you want

 

[bitsy]

Do you mean Amels (orange) or Snows (white) or both? "Albino" has a slightly different meaning for reptiles than for mammals - it doesn't automatically just mean white animals.

 

[hypnoctopus]

Here's my Wilma (she was about 7 months old here):

And here's a more recent picture of her:

And then here's my little sister's amel stripe, Popsicle:

 

[Nanci]

What about black albinos? Isn't that what some people call anerys??

Wouldn't it be simpler to use proper terminology??

Amelanistic = no black

Anerythristic = no red

Amel + Anery (snow) = no black, no red

 

[solrwind]

Amel i mean not albino i got confused. hypnoctipus your corns are very pretty

 

[solrwind]

and really a black albino, the definition of albino is that it has less color pigment than normal so would a black albino or an amel have more pigment

 

[solrwind]

is wilma amel

 

[solrwind]

ha wilma looks like my corn only mine has a white V shape on his head i will post pics tommorow or later today

 

[solrwind]

i will try to get pics up soon

 

[bitsy]

the definition of albino is that it has less color pigment than normal so would a black albino or an amel have more pigment

In "Normal" or wild-type Corns, there are three pigments at play - black, red and yellow.

Anerythristic Corns lack red and yellow and are therefore shades of black and grey. There are genetically different forms of Anerythrism as well - each has a different morph name.

Amelanistic Corns lack black and yellow and are therefore shades of pink and red - although they can moe towards oranges in some bloodlines.

Snow Corns lack red, yellow and black and are therefore white/pink. There are other white Corns morphs as well.

All are forms of albinism, which is why it's better to use the morph or trade name with Corns, rather than "albino" which can mean one of a range of things.

 

[Nanci]

Not sure I'd agree with amels or anerys lacking yellow!!

 

[bitsy]

It does come through doesn't it? Hence the orangy shades of Amel and the yellowy blush some Anerys get on their throats - Snows too and they're definitely lacking all pigments to begin with. But still, that's the basic theory of albinism in Corns as I understand it.

All good reasons not to use the word "albino" but to be more specific.

 

[Tara80]

Nanci, the yellow on the throats on aneries, amels, etc is different. It's not due to a naturally born on/off pigmentation gene.
It's due to the food source the animal eats and is from carotenoid retention.

Here's a good read on it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carotinoid

 

[solrwind]

so far only one person uploaded a picture so congrats to him as for the other people please read the title of the post ok

 

[Nanci]

Nanci, the yellow on the throats on aneries, amels, etc is different. It's not due to a naturally born on/off pigmentation gene.
It's due to the food source the animal eats and is from carotenoid retention.

Here's a good read on it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carotinoid

How do you know? Can you cite references?

And why do some snakes in a collection all being fed the same diet exhibit no yellow?

(And I'm familiar with carotenoids).

 

[beautifullywild77]

Again solrwind... you are not going to get far with an attitude. I still don't see any pictures of yours????

My reverse okeetee Lilbit

My amel Eve

My snow Piglet

 

[solrwind]

your snakes look very healthy and i cant upload pics right now i post tommorow sry

 

[Tara80]

How do you know? Can you cite references?

And why do some snakes in a collection all being fed the same diet exhibit no yellow?

(And I'm familiar with carotenoids).

I think it's the development of the yellow and the understanding of amel and anery themselves (loads and loads of genetic information out there about this just via google).
It's on Don's site and VMS herp, specific to these snakes though.
I guess it's just one of those fully excepted things but you're probably right, that more research or, at least, publishing should be done based on this.

I agree, why is charcoal and cinder prone to not have the problem but anery does.

 

[Susan]

Nanci, the yellow on the throats on aneries, amels, etc is different. It's not due to a naturally born on/off pigmentation gene.
It's due to the food source the animal eats and is from carotenoid retention.

Here's a good read on it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carotinoid

Besides the example Nanci mentioned, it also doesn't explain why anything homozygous cinder has yet to show that yellow despite eating the same food as other snakes.

Then, you also have to explain butters. Why all the yellow if the amel gene has removed it?

And so the OP doesn't get angry with me, here are 2 snows, 2 anerys and an amel Sunkissed.

 

[solrwind]

thank you for posting the only reason i want pics is because this is a gallery not a lets discuss every type of albino corn olay you dont need to make me sound like the devil