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Corn Snake

Pantherophis guttatus · Snakes

The classic beginner colubrid: hardy, alert, reliable feeders, and available in decades' worth of straightforward recessive morphs.

Care basics

  • A 40-gallon enclosure suits an adult; they are strong escape artists, so latch lids.
  • Warm side 85°F, cool side 75°F, humidity 40–50%.
  • Feed one appropriately sized mouse every 7–10 days.

Amelanistic

recessive

No black pigment — bright orange and red with pink-red eyes.

Recessive — both parents must carry it before it shows.

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Anerythristic

recessive

No red pigment — greys, blacks and silvers.

Recessive — both parents must carry it before it shows.

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Hypomelanistic

recessive

Reduced black, giving a soft, pastel look.

Recessive — both parents must carry it before it shows.

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Charcoal

recessive

A second anerythristic line; ashy grey with no yellow on the neck.

Recessive — both parents must carry it before it shows.

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Caramel

recessive

Yellow-to-butterscotch base replacing orange.

Recessive — both parents must carry it before it shows.

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Lavender

recessive

Pinkish-grey base with plum saddles and ruby eyes.

Recessive — both parents must carry it before it shows.

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Motley

recessive

Saddles fuse into stripes or ovals; clean unchecked belly.

Recessive — both parents must carry it before it shows.

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Stripe

recessive

Continuous dorsal stripes running the length of the body.

Recessive — both parents must carry it before it shows.

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Scaleless

recessive

Smooth, scale-free skin apart from the belly scutes.

Recessive — both parents must carry it before it shows.

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Tessera

dominant

Single dorsal stripe with narrow lateral bars.

Dominant — a single copy always shows.

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