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sneakmonkey42

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yea im just wondering cause i want a corn and i cant tell the diff between a snow and a white albino, im guessing the only way you no is if the eyes are pink or red, cause i always thought albinos have red eyes and snows have pink eyes? thanks alot.
 
You'll probably find that a "snow" IS a "white albino" at least in terms of corn snakes - because Corn Snakes have more than just melanin (which makes black or brown in mammals) making up their colours, they have a couple of things that reduce colour.

First, there's the no-black albino "Amelanistic" which is a red/orange snake with red eyes.
Second, there's the no-red albino "Anerythristic" which is a grey and black snake with grey-normal eyes.
Lastly, you get your no-black, no-red "Snow" (which is really Anerythristic + Amelanistic) which is a pale coloured snake - sometimes they get pinkish, orangish or greenish-yellow tones - with red to pink eyes.

If you want something that's as close to a mammal albino like a white mouse or bunny, a snow or a blizzard is probably your best choice.
 
so a snow can have red eyes not pink, cause the one i want is all white with really light tan saddles but the head and about 3 inches down is more pinkish then whitish, so its red eyed, its head down to 3 inches is like a pinkish tint to the background, then the rest of the body is white, and throughout the whole snake it is light brown tan saddles or blotches, you would say this is a snow right?
 
Without seeing it, I couldn't say for sure... but my snow has pink saddle blotches, rather than tan (which could easily be down to individual colour differences.)

How old does it look - is it very small or is it fairly big?

Yes, snows can have reddish or pinkish eyes.
 
im not to sure since i saw it once but the guy said it was about a month and a half old, but yea is the pinkish head and 3 inches below normal?
 
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