My first corn! Any ideas on the color morph?

[rebeccagc225]

This is my new baby snake Loki! She(?) was hatched October 2012. I never knew they grow so fast! Any ideas on her color morph? I know she's an amel but not much else, like patterning. I'm not very good at identifying the different color morphs and I definitely have no idea about any of the fancier terms used. Simple words please I can't yet understand snake people language. . . :sobstory: But I'll try my best to learn!

 

[rebeccagc225]

Whoops!

Forgot to add the picture. Shame on me. :nope:

 

[Buzzard]

Hello and welcome to the addiction. It appears to be an amel or "red albino" (single trait) with no pattern such as motley or stripe (the pattern trait would influence the belly checkers). A picture of the belly would help if you are unsure about the possibility of the patterned trait. Here are a couple of links that may help you out: http://iansvivarium.com/morphs/species/elaphe_guttata/
http://serpwidgets.com/main/morphs

 

[BSLMichael]

Just a pretty lil Amel!

 

[Isoldael]

Very nice little amel! I like the three connected saddles ^^

 

[rebeccagc225]

I like them too I was just kinda curious about any hidden traits because the coloring around her saddles and the orange-ish white in between them is kinda pink, not orange like I've seen on other amels in the forums. She's got very little actual orange on her; its all red and pink xD

 

[Shiari]

Amel has the most variety in how the animals look, next to normals.

The range of colors they can show can be thought of a triangle with candycane (red or orange saddles, pure white ground color), sunglow (vibrant reds and oranges with no white around the markings), and reverse okeetee (vibrant reds and oranges with huge white borders around the markings). Amels can fall anywhere within that triangle.

 

[Isoldael]

Also, amels develop their oranges as they mature

 

[bitsy]

the coloring around her saddles and the orange-ish white in between them is kinda pink, not orange like I've seen on other amels in the forums. She's got very little actual orange on her; its all red and pink

Of their three component pigments (black, red, yellow), yellow takes longest to develop in a Corn. You often find that Amels which start out pink can become much more orange over their first couple of years as the yellow comes through.

 

[rebeccagc225]

Thanks

Also, amels develop their oranges as they mature

Thanks so much for clarifying. Don't think I forgot you, bitsy, but I haven't yet figured out how to quote two people at once (no need to tell me how; I will figure it out)