Hey all. New to corns.

[daneale777]

I'm new to corn snakes, (as of two weeks ago) and also new to this forum, so I thought I would say hello.
Here is a pic of my new baby.
She was sold to me as a Normal, but am pretty sure she is a Hypo.

What do you think? (see poll)

Daneale

 

[Bluebird]

Welcome to the forum!
Congrats on your new baby!

This is a great place for beginners like us

Not sure about her being hypo...I have no experience in that dept ..sorry... I'm sure one of the other members here will be able to tell you though

she sure is a little beauty

 

[zeeboismysnake]

I'm definitly no expert but from what I've seen of normal babies, they are really dark. Yours has a lot of red and barely any black, so it not only doesn't look like a normal (based on my experience) but it looks like a hypo... if that makes any sense But if I were you, I'd probably wait for a few more opinions before deciding what morph to call it. That said...
Hello and welcome! :wavey:

 

[Snake Dave]

Hey there, welcome to the forum! Most people here are knowledgeable and are willing to help, just ask away.

Congratulations on your new Corn, she looks like a hypo to me.

 

[daneale777]

Thanks!

Thank you guys for the opinions and welcoming words. I do appriciate it a lot.

Daneale

 

[Velvet]

Very warm Welcome to you and your new snakelet!!!

She is absolutely gorgeous and I would definitely say she is a hypo. She has lovely greenish looking eyes too!

 

[reptile_jones]

I would say Hypo, The eye looks dark and i see a black checker on the belly. The small amount of black make me think hypo.

 

[Sanebedlam]

Gorgeous snake!

 

[daneale777]

Thanks everyone! I was noticing that she has green eyes too! The checks on her belly are actually really light, almost greyish. She seems to be very light, almost greyish again, where the black would normally be.

Thanks for all of your comments. I just took 135 new photos this morning, some of which actually turned out. I'll have to post some new ones here soon.

Thanks again!

-Daneale

 

[Snake Dave]

That sounds like an amel's features to me... but she looks too dark to be an amel. Interesting.

 

[reptile_jones]

That sounds like an amel's features to me... but she looks too dark to be an amel. Interesting.

Amel= a condition of having no melanin (CMG)
Hypo= melanin is reduced in quantity or quality (CMG)

The dark eye and the dark checker means that it is producing melanin. The lack of melanin on its back tells me that it is hypo.

 

[Snake Dave]

Amel= a condition of having no melanin (CMG)
Hypo= melanin is reduced in quantity or quality (CMG)

The dark eye and the dark checker means that it is producing melanin. The lack of melanin on its back tells me that it is hypo.

I know what the morphs are...

If you read the rest of the posts you'll see that I've already said that it's a hypo. I said that it sounded strange because the thread owner stated in her last post that her snake has very light checkers on her ventral scales, and a light-grey border to the saddles. These are features of an amel, which is why I said 'interesting'.

 

[reptile_jones]

I know what the morphs are...

If you read the rest of the posts you'll see that I've already said that it's a hypo. I said that it sounded strange because the thread owner stated in her last post that her snake has very light checkers on her ventral scales, and a light-grey border to the saddles. These are features of an amel, which is why I said 'interesting'.

I did read the post. That is why i said

Amel= a condition of having no melanin (CMG)
Hypo= melanin is reduced in quantity or quality (CMG)

Light checkers and light grey borders would mean hypo, reduced melanin in quantity and quality. Features of Amel would be having NO melanin.

You contradick your self by saying Hypo and then saying "these are features of an Amel". That is why i put the definition of each for the snake owner.

 

[lenalenalena]

welcome and what a cute snake you have ;]

 

[Snake Dave]

I did read the post. That is why i said

Amel= a condition of having no melanin (CMG)
Hypo= melanin is reduced in quantity or quality (CMG)

Light checkers and light grey borders would mean hypo, reduced melanin in quantity and quality. Features of Amel would be having NO melanin.

You contradick your self by saying Hypo and then saying "these are features of an Amel". That is why i put the definition of each for the snake owner.

Sorry it just makes me laugh that you're trying to be smart; but you can't even spell contradict. Forgive my ignorance on the slight pigmentation of the scales, only I have what I thought was an amel and it appears to me that he has light grey borders on his saddles, which is why I said 'interesting'.

However, I initially thought it was a hypo simply because of the colouration.

 

[tyflier]

Hypo. It's in the eyes. The iris is too dark to be an amel.

FWIW...an amel would not have any black in the checks or on the dorsal. Even a small amount, like grey, would require melanin, and therefor, an amel would not have it. The belly checks on an amel are clear or white in coloration, only varying from the ventral scutes in translucency and/or shade.

 

[RedRaydin]

I was gonna say hypo as well. I've never seen an amel whose body color stands out that vibrantly as a hatchling. Mine didn't see coloring like that for months. Very beautiful snake you have there. Definately not a normal, looks like an amel... but characteristics point more torward hypo based off the pics and previous postings here. Take a few more pics, wait a couple of sheds and you'll definately be able to compare and tell. It's always easier after a couple months as they mature so quickly and some characteristics become more apparent.

 

[RedRaydin]

Oh yea I think the most important question is yet to be asked here. Who did you buy this snake from? And where? Pet stores don't normally carry more exotic breeds like hypos. Though it is possible if it is not a chain store (ex: Some mom and pop store who sell pre-owned pets). Petco and Petsmart normally only carry normals, amels, and snows. But then again I guess a breeder could screw up and send the store a more exotic morph?

 

[lenalenalena]

cutie! definatly hypo, from what i know i think amel are albino.
weird.. normal cs: as babies normally looks quite a bit darker and warm up as they grow. this one is quite a bit lighter than a normal cs baby.

 

[reptile_jones]

I know what the morphs are...
I have what I thought was an amel and it appears to me that he has light grey borders on his saddles.


LOL Talk about trying to be smart. I love it when people talk out both sides of their mouth. The info I posted was for the new snake owner, to help them understand why it was a hypo.