She's a normal, right?

[gsdbecca]

First morphine guess and failed. But I can see the difference that chip said about the belly checkers on your baby and my corn......so, I'll go back to just reading and learning.

 

[Susan]

I agree with the others that she looks like she's a rootbber, and I do need to make a statement concerning the following quotes:

Oh, my. Thinking she may be a straight up great plains ratsnake kinda makes me sad.

Not sure why, though. I just am.

I know NOTHING about rat snakes. Are they MUCH different than a corn? And she was sold to me as a corn.

Looking at Ians, though, she does look like a rootbeer. Makes me feel at least a little better that she isn't just a plain rat snake. I love corns, and a rat in the mix messes with my brain.

Good thing I have no intention of breeding her. Because I have NO EARTHLY idea what might come out of her.

Corn snakes are also known as red rat snakes so don't freak out so much over your new lovely baby being part, or even all, rat snake!

 

[HerpsOfNM]

I agree with the others that she looks like she's a rootbber, and I do need to make a statement concerning the following quotes:

Corn snakes are also known as red rat snakes so don't freak out so much over your new lovely baby being part, or even all, rat snake!

I'll echo Susan and go even one further...

corn snakes use to be Elaphe guttata (which use to be other scientific names too) with the subspecies E. g. guttata (corn snake, E. g. emoryi (Great Plains rat snake), E. g. rosacea (rosy or keys rat snake), E. g. meahllmorum (southern plains rat snake), and E. g. intermontana (Intermountain rat snake).

A few of the subspecies were elevated to species status and all rat snakes got a genus change and are now:
Pantherophis guttatus - Red Cornsnake
Pantherophis emoryi - Great Plains Rat Snake
Pantherophis slowinskii - Slowinski's Cornsnake

These are the scientific names and accepted commons names published through Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, Crother, et al, 2008. http://www.ssarherps.org/pages/comm_names/Index.php

Another fun link:

http://www.ratsnakezone.com/ratsnake-information/74.html

 

[Christaberk]

I agree with the others that she looks like she's a rootbber, and I do need to make a statement concerning the following quotes:





Corn snakes are also known as red rat snakes so don't freak out so much over your new lovely baby being part, or even all, rat snake!

Thank you! I have been able to read up on them the last few days. feeling much better now. The name rat snake had me freaked out but no more!

This group had taught me so much!