Yea, I certainly know my way around North American Ratsnakes. And I also know what kind of snakes these are. Im not some silly little kid who bought a baby black rat and Im bummed that the snake is becoming all solid black.

Heres the deal. Lets say I bought some Okeetee corns. This is not what they are, but lets just say.....

So the babies start out with brilliant coloration on them and a real striking pattern. As they grow bigger, their saddles start to fade away and the whole snake starts to become this washed out brown color. You can no longer see the saddles anymore and the orange and red are all faded out to a dirt brown color.

This is certainly not what is to be expected of a corn snake. I've seen some ugly corn snakes in my time in NC. All browned out with faded lines and stuff.

I dont wanna make a HUGE issue out of this. I just wanted to get some feedback about other experiences with snakes not turning out how you wanted them to, and in a bad way, not a good way.

I've had other friends check out my dilemma and their first reaction upon seeing the snake compared to it's subling is "Uggh, whats going on there? Bummer dude, but that other ones pretty nice still"
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Tom

TCJ Herps

"The more people I meet, the more I like my snakes"

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