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Snow Corn Question...

BuckeyeSnake

BuckeyeSnake

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ForkedTongue:this especially goes out to you(who I bought them from).


I reccently aquired 1.2 Snow Corns. I was told when I got them that the male could possibly be a Coral Snow Corn, but he wasn't sure so he said he would sell him to me as a normal snow.

Well, his colors definitely seem to be increasing. His head has gone from a pinkish color with a slight tint of orange to more and more orangy. Needless to say, I'm very excited to see what he continue's to shed his colors to.


Now, I also have a large female. They're all the same age but she's gigantic. She started out very light pink and white. I just assumed she would turn yellow and lose her pink tones. Well, two sheds ago I really started to notice the yellow coming in. A lot of her belly marks started to change it seemed.
Now here's where it gets a tad more interesting. I have two of the snakes housed together(both females). One of them shed while I was gone over the weekend and I'm not positive which, I just found some of the shed scattered throughout the cage. The large female, who started pretty pale in color seems to be possibly turning into a Coral as well. Her head is starting to develope and beautiful red/orange shade to it(much like the male, but not as intense).

So, after all the rambling, my main question is this. How do Snow Corn color changes normally work? I always assumed they went from Pink to Yellow(or remained pink). There isn't any sort of step where a normal Snow Corn would develope orangish-red tint, is there?

(I'll try and get some pictures posted)
 
in snow corns, as you've seen the colors come on gradually, the yellow being last. When the animals are around two years, the colors approach the final changes.
 
I have a sibling to your snow corns. He's still a bright pink and white with yellow along his neck and going about half-way down his sides. He also has lavenderish borders around his saddles. Very pretty boy! I'm hoping he's a Coral Snow since his colors have not changed at all at a year other than the yellow stripe and lavender borders. He'll be a fun project down the road when I figure out just how to get him to be less finicky about eating! LOL!
 
I have a snow Cor and it is approx 8 - 9 months old and she started out all pink and wite and over her current life she has only developed very light yellowish marks along the bottom of her nech and they reach back about two inches now. I am pretty posative that I have a normal snow that is not het for anything so if my snow is any indication I think you have a couple of coral snows! :cheers:
 
With the large variation seen in snows, from very pale pink to greenish to yellow to bubblegum and neon, it will vary as to what changes you may or may not see happen in your particular snow. Most color changes will happen in the first 1-2 years with only minor changes thereafter. The only way to predict what changes your snows might go through is to see what the parents look like, and even then, you can only make a guess. My recommendation is to just sit back and enjoy the surprises that show up after each shed!
 
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