Is this an Amel Stripe?

[Moneypit]

I decided to post this after commenting on it on my thread asking about identifying Okeetees. This Corn snake really appeals to me and is advertised as an Amel Stripe. But, of all the pictures I've seen, it has the most yellow of any pictures I've come across. I thought it was some sort of Butter morph.

I was told it is about a year old and the asking price is very reasonable I think.

 

[Duae]

I would say yes, Amel stripe.

http://iansvivarium.com/morphs/species/elaphe_guttata/amel_stripe/

Amels can get very yellow and orange. With that much orange, I'd say amel. Butters are very... well, buttery.

http://iansvivarium.com/morphs/species/elaphe_guttata/butter_stripe/

 

[Nanci]

I would say no, it's a motley, not a stripe.

 

[vetusvates]

I would say no, it's a motley, not a stripe.

Thank you.

And on my computer it looks like a butter, FWIW. But hey, I am color-challenged.

And a butter _is_ an amel..... ;-J

 

[Moneypit]

I just did some looking on Iansviv website and there is a very similar looking motley butter shown. And I see now that Amel/Carmel is a butter.

Thanks to all for the quick replies and links.

 

[RavenSpirit360]

Definitely motley and not stripe

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[H.C.Herps]

I echo everyone else and say 'Amel Motley."
Amels vary greatly on the color spectrum just as their 'wildtype' counterparts do. However, there could very well be another gene at play outside of Amel and Motley. This gene would be what some call "yellow jacket." It does not durastically alter coloration but does seem to almost glaze the snake's color over with a layer of yellow (like an Instagram filter).

Such a gene likely originated in caramel or lavender lines and probably is the cause of breeders sometimes being able to identify visual 'het' caramels and 'het' lavenders. Joe Pierce has a lot more info about this gene on the other cornsnake forum, "The Source."

All that to say it is an Amel Motley, and might be carrying a very common yellow enhancing trait (which would explain its resemblance to Butter).

 

[TheFrogman]

That is a stunning animal

 

[Jafar]

i would say motley!