different morphs = different behavior?

[elipsis1]

My 09 Classic seems to be a lot more shy, but less nervous when handled than my 09 Anery Motley, who is braver, yet very "twitchy" when handled for the first few minutes.

Could there be traits associated with certain morphs that are predictable?

 

[Teddy Roosevelt]

Try to remember that while snakes don't have the same range of personality you'd find in more intelligent animals, they do have some personal range. This could be based on incubation temps, genetics, or even the way they "grow up" (ie a snake that is handled once as a hatchling before being sold vs a snake that is frequently handled before being sold). I'm sure if you ask what morphs have what personalities, you'll get a thousand different answers.

 

[Caryl]

Pepper's right, there are a lot of factors that influence their behavior and each one is an individual. That said, there are some behavioral traits that seem to appear more often within certain morphs or family lines.

Caramel based morphs, especially Ambers have a reputation for being gentle and curious.
Sunkisseds are often thought to be touchy or temperamental.
Okeetees are said to behave as if they're in charge of things.

I'm sure you'll hear plenty more. IMHO, the "newer" a morph is, the more likely it is that behavioural traits could be linked to the morph. That's because certain traits (shyness, jumpiness, curiosity) are influenced to a degree by genetics and the genetics of different individuals are more similar when a morph is being developed than when the genes are widely dispersed in the population.

This topic has come up before, but it''ll be interesting to hear from the community again.

 

[kadaysa]

I had wondered the same about the morphs
My okeetee is such a little hatchling pistol. I love her to death for it and am hopeful that one day she will realize that I am most definitely NOT going to eat her. She will musk and strike numerous times to let me know that she is just not interested in me whatsoever. I even now cover her feeding tub because although you would think this behavior would stop when she was in a nice place with a nice mouse, it doesn't. She would try and strike at me through the tub if she even caught a glimpse of me. Anyway I have read about other owners stating that they also have very assertive okeetees as well.

 

[Jayque]

I had heard a few times over the past several years that stripes are generally not as "friendly" as other morphs. I had never owned a stripe, but picked up six from three different breeders a couple weeks ago. I had not been bitten by a snake in 3 years, but have been bitten about 30 times from these six new guys/gals in the past couple weeks. Now I doubt six snakes can classify an entire morph - but I am definately on the "stripes are vicious" bandwagon.

 

[arrowhd]

Caramel based morphs, especially Ambers have a reputation for being gentle and curious.

I don't know about others, but my Caramel male fits the bill. He is very active and curious but has a gentle disposition.

 

[snakewispera snr]

I would go with personality, rather than species or morph, as well....
Obviously certain species are more prone to behaviour issues, than other species....etc etc.
But there are personalities among species....
My friend has an Asian water monitor that is like a puppy, for instance.....
In my experience, I have never come across a particular morph that presents marked differences in behaviour..