Motley and Stripe?

[simonsays]

Hello,

Just picked up my first corn snake at a reptile store last week and he was labeled as a motley anery... but he's awfully stripey! I know that stripe is an entirely different gene, but my question is whether his patterns will change as he sheds and grows, into the more typical ladder-style motley, or if he will always be doing his strange stripey thing (I of course think he's beautiful either way )...

Thanks!
Annie

 

[wycherley]

that is such a good looking snake, im jelous.

 

[Susan]

What an absolutely GORGEOUS striped motley! And yes, he is a motley whose pattern will not change as he grows (his color might, however). This link will probably answer many of your questions on hius pattern:
http://www.cornsnakes.com/forums/showthread.php?t=36411&highlight=motley+stripe+comparison

 

[feygirl]

Beautiful snake! Congrats!

 

[KJUN]

but he's awfully stripey! I know that stripe is an entirely different gene,

They are both due to the same gene, but they are caused by different alleles. For a simplified example: eye color and hair color (in humans) are determined by different genes while blue versus brown and blonde versus brown, respectively, are different alleles.

That's what is called a striped-motley (or some such variation). It is genetically a motley, but it may or may not have that look due (at least in part) to being het for the striped allele. In other words, it may or may not be a CARRIER for stripe. That looks is often due (but not always) to a motley having the stripe gene in the mix.
KJ

 

[measley]

wow, what a beautiful guy!! I love stripes!! someday I will get one!! but congrats on the find!!!

 

[mdrews]

That's a beautiful snake!!!!

 

[Cinnamon the Snake]

what a cute snake! A striped anery motley (i have no idea if that made sense, i know nothing about snake breeds!) is the next type of corn i'm looking to get Hopefully it'll be as cute as yours!

 

[Kanchii]

all i can say is WOW *drools*