morphs

[boaccman]

hello i'm from the netherlands and i think we use different names for morphs (altough always english)
like what you call amel. we use 'missing black''
what you call anerythristic, we call 'missing red"
anyone knows a site whith all standard northern american names''.(with pictures)
and what's the difference to amel and creamsicle?

 

[drizzt_19]

hey boaccman

first of all welcome to the greatest site on earth.IMHO.
if you want a site with all the morphs listed and pics of each try any of these great sites.
www.serpenco.com
www.corn-utopia.com
www.cornsnakes.net

as for the difference between an amel(lacking black) and a creamcicle. it is the color. an amel cornsnake has orange, red and white colors present whereas a creamcicle has usally has only orange and white. another differnce depending on who you talk to is that the creamcicle is not a true corn since it is rat snake crossed with a cornsnake.

HTH

drizzt
p.s. if this is confusing or you have any more questions please use the search button first and then if you cant find what you are looking for post a question on the forum and someone will answer. by the way the above is my own opinon.

 

[boaccman]

thank you very much for the info.
i think i'm really going to like this site.(cornsnakes.com)

i found a real nice corn calculator.
with that i can predict the outcome of two corns mating. i sure have to get the names right so thank you very much.

is there anybody who knows more of uttilitys to predict the outcome of breeding corn mutations?

 

[Darin Chappell]

Relying on the color of the animal to tell whether it is an amel or a creamsicle will be confusing at best, and misleading at worst.

An amel is a corn snake that lacks the ability to produce melanin. It will be red, orange, yellow, and white with any number of variations occuring within the spectrum (from candy to reverse okeetee to sunglow).

A creamsicle, on the other hand, is the amelanistic product of crossing Elaphe guttata guttata (corn snake) x Elaph guttata emoryi (Great Plains rat snake). This animal is not a pure corn snake. It is instead, an intergrade created by crossing two animals from different species within the same family. One day, it may be that science will reclassify the E.g.emoryi as being nothing mroe than a locale specific corn snake (as they recently did the rosy rat, E.g.rosacea), and, if this occurs, the creamsicle will have to be considered a "pure" cornsnake as well.

Therefore, it is the presence of emoryi blood (no matter the amount) that currently causes an animal to be identified as a creamsicle instead of an amel. Using this term allows potential buyers to know what bloodlines ahve been used, avoiding them or purchasing them as they see fit.

At least, that's how it stands as of today!

 

[drizzt_19]

thanks

hey darin thanks for clearing that up for me as well as for boaccman. i greatly appreciate you rinfo. thanks again



drizzt