I don't have pics of all the possible ontogenic changes that occur with many of these, but as Tim mentioned, it all depends on what morph is involved. Generally speaking corns gain a large degree of reds and oranges,...and even yellow coloration as they mature. And the hatchlings of MANY types look nothing at all like the parents, or like they will later on as they age.

The bloodreds will typically get MUCH redder as they mature, and the Lavender corn you mentioned will also be less contrasting, and develop more lavender and/or pink coloration, especially to their background.

Also, it is rather common for many amels to remain remain basically unchanged, although some definitely do gain some coloration too, and again, especially depending on the certain morph combination that the amel trait involved.

These two amel snakes where actually siblings, and as you can see, they look worlds apart. The VERY orange individual on the bottom was produced almost 20 years ago, long before the term "Sunglow" was ever thought of.

~Doug





best regards, ~Doug


best regards, ~Doug
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