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Snake IDing.. (is this even a corn?)

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MadoraFe

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Hi all!

New member here... I've been interested in getting a snake (either a corn or a king) for a few years now, and am now in the information gathering stage. I want to learn as much as I can before taking on the responsability of such a beautiful creature.

But, in my website-jumping, I stumbled upon a picture of a gorgeous snake that was labelled as a corn snake... and if it is, I think I'd like to find a similiar one, if possible! It's really stunning...

http://www.snakesandfrogs.com/scra/snakes/images/cornlaurens3.jpg

These are unlike any other corn snake colouring I've seen thusfar, so I figured I'd ask on here, since a lot of you seem very knowledgable. Thanks in advance!
 
Man some of those w/c corns are so pretty. Not really that many captive breds seem to come out so "metallic" looking. Good luck finding one exactly like that one, Miami phase would be a good start...
 
Thanks for the quick answer guys! I know my chances of finding one exactly like that picture are pretty slim, but at least now I have a particular name to look for. :)
 
There's been some fairly recent discussion about snakes that have increased melanin like that one. Problem may be that you won't be able to find a snake like that unless you get a wild caught one yourself. Basically, the "problem" is that breeding two snakes that have that coloration in captivity produce hatchlings that are much brighter and more defined in coloration. I believe the hypothesis is that these dark snakes that are wild caught basically have increased melanin in a "suntan"-like situation. I personally think that's a pretty accurate description of what may be taking place. :shrugs: They're darker because they've lived outside their entire lives, under the sun, and therefore have a dark tan. "Well why don't all snakes get dark like that?" Well, why don't all people tan to the same darkness?! :)

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Hi :wavey: welcome to the forum i'm guessing (and only guessing that it could be a normal (classic or a miami) but i would be inclined to go with a classic but as i stated not sure as it's a wild caught specimen i'm not that good on wc specimen
 
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