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Coral Snow?

anonhat

anonhat

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Hey guys. I have a question about determining if my snake is just a crazy colored snow, or actually has hypo genes.

Unfortunately my cameras on the fritz so I don't actually have pictures of the actual snake, but I can try my best at describing what he looks like.

The snakes an '08, probably about a full year now (I don't know what month he pipped.) When we picked him up he was the largest of his group, and he was a soft pink in color like a normal snow would be when they're just babies.

I got this picture off of google, but it's pretty much what he looks like, but his sides are much more yellow.
Coral_Snow_Cornsnake_Azalea_Apr08.jpg

His saddles rings towards the front are purple, but as the bright color fades from his front to his back, they become almost like a bubblegum green.

We're quite confused because we thought we just picked up a baby snow, but it's turning out he's nothing but white! Can you tell if he's hypo by a picture or do we have to breed him to find out?
 
Caramel said:
u have to breed him for sure to if he´s hypo or not
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I agree. A test breeding will be the only way to determine, 100%, whether, or not, he is Hypo.

BTW To make things a wee confusing ... Some folks only label the snake/morph "Coral Snow" if it is homozygous Hypo... while others use the same name for "selectively bred" (non-Hypo) Coral Snows.
 
Hypo

Amel masks Hypo
So, I wouldnt think if it was Hypo or not would make a difference.:shrugs:
 
TandJ said:
It could be dilute as well.. Is it motley?

Regards... Tim of T and J
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Nope. He's just a normal pattern.

I guess we'll just have to do some trials. I guess that's the price to pay when you get a snake with no known hets. Maybe I'll be lucky and he'll prove true.

Thanks guys. I was getting confused on the coral snow part. There should be different names for things that have genes or no genes for certain traits. :nope:
 
anonhat said:
There should be different names for things that have genes or no genes for certain traits. :nope:
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Couldn't agree, with you, more.
There are a few same names that are used for two different morphs/genetics.
Plus, there are other names, which are used, that can be a little misleading (making you believe a certain gene is there when it is not).
Either, of these things, should not be ... but they do exist.
 
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