Colors Hatchling vs adult

[denowt]

Is there a website, book, or whatever that shows the different colors side by side as hatchlings and then as adults. Some colors look awesome as hatchlings then turn ugly as adults or vice versa.

 

[CJBianco]

That's a great question! Does the Cornsnake Morph Guide have the comparison photos?

Chris

 

[Tegucentric]

The problem is that 10 hatchlings that look alike can all look completely different when they mature. One example of a hatchling vs. adult would not work well. You'd need many examples to get a rough idea, but the variance it to wide.

Rick

 

[Shaky]

well,...

[Unfortunately, there's little chance of telling what a particular baby will wind up looking like.
What I mean can be explained with a quick anecdote:
I rarely hold back offspring, but one year I kept 12 hatchlings, all of whom looked very similar-normal, wild-type babies.
Of these, none were significantly more attractive than others.
Students in my class cared for them for the entire school year, and when the year had ended, many looked very different. Some had developed Miami-type coloration, some were very yellow normals, and so forth. All were simply "normals." Only a couple developed the way I expected them to.
There is simply too much range in the looks of each morph that it is extremely difficult to predict.
For examples of what the adults may look like, see Serpenco.com and cornsnakes.net.
Compare the adults of any morph from one site to another. Sometimes they look so different that you may be unsure of the morph.
Purchasers often come onto this site and ask, "What have I got?" due to the variability.
Now, having said that, many babies tend to look alike. Most baby snows look like spitting images, but wind up differing quite a bit as adults. Same for baby normals, baby ultras, etc. You can get an entire clutch that varies only slightly at birth, but varies very widely two years later, some of which are far better-looking or preferable than others.
I hope you catch my drift. looking at hatchling pics from this site will be as informative as any picture grouping anyone could throw together as a standard.
I hope I've helped.

 

[SnakemanC6]

i agree with you guys above about the vast differences seen within corns of the same genetic makeup from hatch to adulthood. yet, ive also tried to get some more info on this topic. what ive been wondering about mainly is the morphs that are known to change a "certain way", like the way many ghosts and anerys develop yellows, changing of bloodreds, and lavs as they age.

the main reason im looking into this is in help choosing future breeders, especially as i move towards either line breeding coral snows or high yellow ghosts. i know this is a very complicated topic considering the changes many snakes make, but i think that it can be figured with a degree of success eventually. sort of like the way many breeders look for the lack of yellow on the throats of some babies.

i agree with shaky that the best way for now may be comaring pics to get a general idea, but the ACR will probably end up being a huge help in this as ancestory for snakes can be followed back and viewed.

if anyone else has any insight on this please let us know
thanks

 

[Roy Munson]

Shaky mentioned the Serpenco site for its pics of adult snakes. I just wanted to add that for many of the pictured morphs on that site, there are pics of adults and hatchlings.

 

[SnakemanC6]

yep, your right Dean. i just wish there was a way to tell which adults are parents to which young, but now im thinking a little too much lol. besides im sure Rich has way too much going on to undertake a job like that lol

 

[Kat]

the main reason im looking into this is in help choosing future breeders, especially as i move towards either line breeding coral snows or high yellow ghosts. i know this is a very complicated topic considering the changes many snakes make, but i think that it can be figured with a degree of success eventually. sort of like the way many breeders look for the lack of yellow on the throats of some babies.

Your best bet is to look at the parents and/or buy yearlings. If both parents have the trait you're looking for, then you've got a chance of getting the look you want in the offspring. Yearlings also tend to give a good clue to what their adult coloration will ultimately be, much more of a clue than hatchlings would.

-Kat

 

[princess]

http://www.matelijat.info/viljakaarme/kuvia/aikuisista/

Have a look at this site. It's in Finnish but it's quite easy to navigate. Matias has posted pics of a number of snakes from hatchling to adult or from juvie to adult so you can get some good ideas...and he has some awesome snakes!