Some help with identity......

[dannylill1981]

hi all back in august i purchased what i thought was an anerythristic baby corn snake, after putting a picture up in the welcome thread ive since been informed (by one of the members here ) that he isnt and they wasnt even sure he was pure corn snake, can anyone help me identify him.......


thanks

 

[Nanci]

Can you get a picture of the whole top of the snake, and his belly?

 

[dannylill1981]

yeah course ill post them shortly

 

[dannylill1981]

here ya go hope they help

 

[Susan]

Looks like it might be an anery Upper Keys. My caramel Upper Keys has the small dot-like checks so I don't see why an anery version can't have them too.

 

[dannylill1981]

wow, looks just like my snake, thanks for the help,

http://iansvivarium.com/morphguide/aneryupperkeys/

thats definately my snake, so what parents would he have had??

 

[dannylill1981]

btw thats a gorgeous snake you got there

 

[Susan]

...so what parents would he have had??

Upper Keys lineage with the anery gene thrown in. This is what Rich Zuchowski had to say about them: Upper Keys Corn. The cinder gene was isolated from an Upper Keys corn.

 

[Nanci]

I'm betting not a cornsnake. What are the chances of an anery upper keys, or _any_ upper keys, being out in the wild in UK?

 

[chris68]

ive since been informed (by one of the members here ) that he isnt and they wasnt even sure he was pure corn snake,

Never considered Upper Keys, that'd be a heck of a nice find if it is :*)

 

[dannylill1981]

maybe not in the wild but i bought from a large breeder so there is a chance i spose.

 

[dannylill1981]

the colouring and patterning is exactly the same as an anery upper keys and there are some for sale in the uk available online....

 

[dannylill1981]

maybe i got lucky.....

 

[Susan]

I'm betting not a cornsnake. What are the chances of an anery upper keys, or _any_ upper keys, being out in the wild in UK?

Huh?? Did I miss something somewhere?

 

[dannylill1981]

Huh?? Did I miss something somewhere?

so im not the only one confused, hes no wild caught snake he was bought from a breeder, and hes identical to the snake in ian vivarium for a anery upper keys........

 

[toyah]

maybe not in the wild but i bought from a large breeder so there is a chance i spose.

Who was the breeder you bought him from?

 

[dannylill1981]

im not sure to be honest it was at the doncaster dome event back in september/october time but whoever it was had shed loads of corns (although tbh most there do )

 

[josie]

Danny, thats one stunning corn!

 

[dannylill1981]

thanks josie i just wish i knew exactly what type of corn it is lol, but yeah hes gorgeous, when i first got him he was real bitey and didnt like interaction, now he loves it, he sits at the glass in his viv watching me almost begging me to handle him.......lol

 

[josie]

I have 6 hatchlings. Three of them are really laid back, the kids love holding them, but three are pretty spastic. I give them some extra attention and handling so that they will calm down. I'm glad he changed his mind and decided attention is a good thing.