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Something I've been wondering about the scales

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bryansnake

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I've seen lots of pictures of people's snakes here, and the shape the scales make on their heads. What I've noticed, is that I see the same 3-5 different variations of design. Does that mean all these snakes have been bred down from a common progenitor?
 
I am assuming you mean the head patterns.
Corns, in the wild, have same/similar patterns. So, no, it is not necessarily due to being bred down from a common progenitor. Different wild Corns had been, and still are, used.
However, heredity can play a part in some other uncommon, or "unusual", patterns/markings.
 
I have seen a certain head pattern show up a lot in F1 and F2 from my miami phase male (R.I.P.). It's a 'Y' with the 'leg' pointing towards the nose, sometimes the leg is shorter and it's close to a 'V'.
 
mine has this accent C shape to it. I also think it looks like the goosebumb books G inverted. haha.

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She's the only one I've seen with this pattern so far. I've seen others with a "full" version where it's like an accented O.
 
Cool. :) the other thing I've been wondering, is if someone can tell me if she's motley or banded? She came from a pet store, and their breeder was only listing her as a Miami. I saw someone else's picture of theirs calling it a Banded Miami, and it looked a lot like her, but I always thought she was motely. Does anyone know for sure by looking at her? There are more side-on pictures in my profile if that one isn't good enough.
 
Can Miami's be just Miami phase then? No added scale variation? Here are side on/body photos for a better view. Sorry for the blurriness.

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A miami can be 'just' a miami. It is a trait jut like amel, anery, hypo and so on. There are miami motleys and miami stripes, but yours is a miami without a pattern mutation. :)
Btw, miami banded is a miami motley. There are just a lot of motley patterns.
 
Thanks so much. I'm finding the genetics of corn snakes to be really fascinating. And when I read about the different names associated to my snake, I had to ask. These animals are just so interesting :)
 
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