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morph differences
- Thread starter daisy
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Oh boy. You'll probably get as many opinions as there are individuals, but my view is:
Okeetee: Same basic colours as a Normal, but with thicker, crisp black saddle outlines. Overall, slightly more vivid than a Normal or Miami.
Miami: Silver-grey or paler brown background colour with red-brown saddles. Overall, slightly less red than a Normal or Okeetee.
The trouble is that you often see Normals labelled as Okeetee or Miami because this inflates the price a little for the seller. A photo would be best when you can manage it.
Okeetee: Same basic colours as a Normal, but with thicker, crisp black saddle outlines. Overall, slightly more vivid than a Normal or Miami.
Miami: Silver-grey or paler brown background colour with red-brown saddles. Overall, slightly less red than a Normal or Okeetee.
The trouble is that you often see Normals labelled as Okeetee or Miami because this inflates the price a little for the seller. A photo would be best when you can manage it.
Serpwidgets
New member
Kel is right, it's like asking "how much is a lot," hehe. 
Check out Walter Smith's pictures in the linked thread. http://www.cornsnakes.com/forums/showthread.php?t=17087 These are good examples of the differences.
An okeetee should have thick borders, the thicker the better, and some of them can get pretty ridiculous (and cool!) The desired ground color is a super bright blazing orange, too.
A miami phase can have thick or thin borders, it doesn't matter either way. That crispy clean ground color (light tan, or even better, light gray) is the thing that makes it a miami phase.
Check out Walter Smith's pictures in the linked thread. http://www.cornsnakes.com/forums/showthread.php?t=17087 These are good examples of the differences.
An okeetee should have thick borders, the thicker the better, and some of them can get pretty ridiculous (and cool!) The desired ground color is a super bright blazing orange, too.
A miami phase can have thick or thin borders, it doesn't matter either way. That crispy clean ground color (light tan, or even better, light gray) is the thing that makes it a miami phase.
E. g. guttata
Her name was Mary-9/17/05
There is a hatchling from my '04 clutch that i'm currently considering a normal, because he has a very light background color, but his borders are heavy like an Okeetee's. I'll see if I can't get a pic of him here soon, I gave him to a friend of mine as a gift.
howiet4702
Wanted: Jasper Co Okeetee
One thing for sure is...he/she is not a Miami phase. It looks like a very nice looking normal to me...
Serpwidgets
New member
Normal is the default condition... a normal is any corn that is not "something other than a normal."daisy said:
Okeetee and Miami are not necessarily locales, Okeetees are either snakes that come from that locale, or ones that have the distinctive look of snakes coming from that locale. The latter are often called "Okeetee Phase" to specify they are not locality animals.
Miami Phase got its name because Rich Z noticed a lot of corns in pet shops in the Miami area had that "look" to them. Or, in his own words:
You can read more about the origins of the name, and what it means, on this page.SerpenCo said: