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Correlation of morphs and size?

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MasonDixon

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Is there any correlation between morph and size? I was wondering about this today because I read that Miami phase snakes usually prefer anoles as food as compared to other morphs and it just got me wondering if there are any other differences that relate to specific morphs besides color and pattern. :shrugs:
 
My understanding is that Miami corns prefer Anoles because the descend from a different type of cornsnake that eats small lizards where it is from.

I don't know how accurate that is, though.
 
From Kathy & Bill Love's book Corn Snakes: The Comprehensive Owners Guide:
"[Miami] hatchlings... often tend to average a little smaller in size than other strains of corns, and a small but significant percentage prefer lizards, especially anoles, instead of pink mice for their first meals. Once started, they are no different from any other corn. Adults can grow as large as more northern corns, but Miami phase corns are often smaller, averaging only 3-4 feet (91-122 cm) in length."

Hope that answers your question! :wavey:

Lisa
 
Also keep in mind that there are Miami phase corns out there that probably don't have a single ancestor from anywhere near Miami. These may not conform to the size and feeding preference generalizations that are made about locality Miamis. Other Miami phase corns may have Miami locality heritage, but these ancestral Miamis may have been crossed into other non-Miami lines.

Many consider Okeetee corns (with true Okeetee heritage) to be on the large end of the corn-size spectrum.
 
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