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The Corn Snake Standard it's purely a guide to
generally agreed guidelines.

We are a few passionate Hobbyists fed up with the lack of clarity on morph definitions
The page is a collaborative effort and as such it's purpose is not to tell anyone what their snake is or isn't!

05/04/2024

This is Rodney. We have not been posting standards as quickly as we'd planned and right now that is my fault I apologize. We are trying to do this right and that takes time. I hope everyone understands:)

Paul and I have been chatting and we will also begin posting information that has to do with care. The misinformation involving corn snakes is total from morph types to care. When we do post care it will be general and non biased. We don't care if you give you corn its own room or keep it in the agreed upon minimum size, we don't care if you use Aspen or have a bio set up. But we will provide the best KNOWN information available.

You guys make the hobby great and we appreciate you taking this journey with us. Stay tuned

Anerythristic aka Anery or Black AlbinoInheritance: Recessive to wild types.Anery was one of the very first corn snake m...
21/02/2024

Anerythristic aka Anery or Black Albino

Inheritance: Recessive to wild types.

Anery was one of the very first corn snake morphs and the foundation for many of the morphs to follow later.

While it is uncertain who discovered them first but we are aware that Dr. Bernard Bechtel acquired a wild Anery Type A specimen from the south west Florida region after hearing rumors about sightings there. However Dr Bechtel was the first to breed them, to the best of present knowledge.

There is not much documentation to chart the progress of the Genes evolution but Anery would later become Anery Type A as other types of Anerythristic (Anery type B “Charcoal”, Anery type C “Cinder”) would later be discovered.


The Science.

Description: as Hatchlings Anery Type A are very distinctively black and grey.
As adults they are more of an overall grey with muddy or brown colored saddles and possible varying amount of yellow along the neck and flanks. It can be difficult for new hobbyists to differentiate between the various Anery types as they tend to look very similar as Hatchlings.

Body differences: None

Head: Typical Classic Corn Headstamp albeit in tones of grey, brown, and black.

Body: distinctively lacking red/orange tones an overall grey tone with a typical saddle patterning which will be variable tones of black/grey/brown.

Belly: Black checkers on a white background tapering down

Tail: as above.

Sexual Dimorphic: While it could not be declared as a certainty several established breeders believe that Anery A is sexually dimorphic. It is believed that adult males can be determined by their overall body influence of what would be yellowing coloration. This causes in their opinion males to be more oft shades of brown as adults whereas females tend to keep a more gray form of coloration.

Genetic known issues: None

Allelic: No

Care: no special care required.

Other names or prominent lines: Black Albino.

Other useful information: Anery is considered a base morph and actually is used in a huge number of very desirable morphs. Anery is considered a staple in terms of breeding by many breeders.

We will cover the other types of Anery in other guides

Informational Credits:
Kathy Loves Corn Snake Manual, Ian's Vivarium, The Corn Snake Showcase, Paul Conibeer, XYZ reptile, Cuscac

14/01/2024

I thought it would be helpful to enter a post which would give details on what to expect from each morph standard. As they are entered each description will contain the following information if available.

Morph/mutation :name

Industry names or synonymous names "aka"

Morph/mutation: inheritance (that being dominant, incomplete, co-dominant, recessive)

Morph/mutation: history

The Science: (how the morph/mutation might or is believed to work)

Morph/mutation: description

Body differences: (in general is there anything different about this morphs body than a "normal" corn snake)

Head (how the morph/mutation traits affect the head)

Body (how the morph/mutation traits affect the body)

Belly (how the morph/mutation traits affect the belly)

Tail (how the morph/mutation traits affect the tail)

Sexually dimorphic: is it or believed to be

Genetic issues (is there an genetic problems that typically could be found in this morph/mutation)

Allelic (is this morph/mutation's gene found to be allelic with any other)

Care (is there a special type of care needed for this morph/mutation that other do not need)

Other names or prominent lines (nicknames or lines that have become popular by reputable breeders)

Credits

this is intended not only to be an informational page but collaborative and interactive. If you see information that you feel could be added feel free to reach out to admins. If you have pictures of beautiful (or even ugly versions:) of the morph, put them in the comments lets see those babies.

This will be our first Morph Standard and rightfully so. Amelanistic (AKA "Amel", "albino" , "Red Albino"Inheritance: R...
14/01/2024

This will be our first Morph Standard and rightfully so.

Amelanistic (AKA "Amel", "albino" , "Red Albino"

Inheritance: Recessive to wild types

Amelanistic "Amel" was the the first corn snake morph discovered in 1953 by Dr. Bernard Bechtel a prominent biologist who could be argued to be the first forefather of the corn snake hobby. Dr. Bechtel acquired an amelanistic which came from the wild in North Carolina in 1953. In 1959 Dr Bechtel bred the original male to three normal colored females and in 1961 the first captive bred Amel corn was hatched. Logically because of being the first morph discovered and because of its beautiful coloration Amelanistic and its variations are the most widely found morph in the hobby today aside from the Classic corn coloration.

The Science
Amenanistic derivative of Latin "A" meaning "no" melanin referring to dark pigmentation therefore "no melanin". An older term still found in the hobby for Amelanistic is Albino, this has generally found to be a somewhat incorrect designation. The term Albino is used for organisms that do not possess pigmentation. Amelanstic corn snakes are not lacking in all pigmentation but simply in Melanin which still allows for their coloration to be affected by red and yellow (and therefore also orange) and white. In lacking melanin Amels do not possess black, gray or brown colorations.

Description: lacking all black, gray, and brown coloration.

Body differences: None

Head: As would be found in a Classic corn and lacking dark pigments.

Body: As would be found in a Classic corn and lacking dark pigments

Belly: As would be found in a Classic corn and lacking dark pigments (checkering typically still present)

Tail: As would be found in a Classic corn

Genetic known issues: None

Allelic: Ultra

Care: It is often suggested that Amelanistic corns or any albino creature be limited in their exposure to UVB and Infrared lighting as it is believed to affect sight and with prolonged exposure possibly cause blindness.

Other names or prominent lines: Albino, Red Albino, Candy cane, Fluorescent, Sunglow, Creamcicle, Reverse Okeetee (also Extreme) (R.O. and E.R.O.), Red Zeppelin, High White, White Hatch, Red Hatch

Other useful information: Amelanistic is only common usage in corn snakes and that most other snake species hobbyists use "albino" for lacking black pigmentation.

Informational Credits: Don Soderberg SMR, VMS Reptiles, Ian's Vivarium, MorphMarket, Rodney Hendricks II

05/01/2024

Hi there and welcome we plan to have the page used as a reference for as many Corn Snake Morphs as we can.

Our aim to provide a guide to morphs using a consesus based around commonly accepted standards amongst breeders to provide definitions of the various morphs.

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