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MORPH SPECIFIC MARKINGS

OkeeteeMom

OkeeteeMom

Lovin' My Snakes!
I've searched and can't find anything solid on this. I want to learn the details, the markings, more or less specific to each CS morph.

I read posts where things like, 'with belly checks, w/o belly checks, red eyes, gray eyes, head markings' and such are mentioned. I want to learn what kinds of details, markings, traits go into the visual defining of a Morph.

Thanks in Advance!
 
OkeeteeMom said:
I've searched and can't find anything solid on this. I want to learn the details, the markings, more or less specific to each CS morph.

I read posts where things like, 'with belly checks, w/o belly checks, red eyes, gray eyes, head markings' and such are mentioned. I want to learn what kinds of details, markings, traits go into the visual defining of a Morph.

Thanks in Advance!
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The best way to learn that is to purchase the Corn Snake Morph guide by Chuck Pritzel. He goes in depth into genetics and markers and covers every morph discovered so far.
 
I think another good way to learn is.. time and experience. Study pictures that people post here carefully and over the years you will learn to pick things out.

Be patient, don't stress if you aren't a corn encyclopedia over night. Also, remember that rules are made to be broken, and that not ALL corn snakes are going to fit into their morph mold. I think visually IDing morphs is something that takes practice. Also, there is such a wide variety in some of the morphs that even experts still need to do breeding trials on individuals.

One thing to pay attention to that I didn't really start noticing for years of looking at corn snake photos is iris color (which it looks like you've already clued in to). Iris color can be a big indicator of morph. Something to look for in your own collection also is a snake's shed. Hypomelanistic corn snakes have much lighter sheds than non Hypos.. so in cases of "Anery or Ghost" for example, sometimes I think the shed can be a big indicator.

Ok, if I don't stop here I will be writing an outline of Chuck's book.. and well.. he can say it better than I can! Honestly, the way I learned was by reading lots and lots of posts of people saying, "it's an [insert morph here] because...". I never even tried to write a response about what morph I thought something was for years of browsing and reading information on this site. Pay attention to what people say and store it away in your memory bank. Good luck in your endeavors.
 
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