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So, around these parts in southern indiana, you can ask two people what your snake is, and one will say flourescent orange and the other, sunglow... What's the difference, if any?

And is one more valuable than the other.
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1.0 Anerythristic Motley Cornsnake
0.1 Sunglow Motley Cornsnake
1.0 Unknown, probably normal, poss. okeetee, poss. hypo
0.1 Snow Cornsnake
0.1 Snow het Lavender het Opal Cornsnake
1.1 Butter Cornsnake
0.1 Candycane x Amelanistic Cornsnake
1.2 Ghost Coral Cornsnake
1.1 Hypo Bloodred Cornsnake
?.? 1 Hognose, Origin unknown

>>So, around these parts in southern indiana, you can ask two people what your snake is, and one will say flourescent orange and the other, sunglow... What's the difference, if any?

My understanding is that "Sunglow" is a color morph of Motley (someone please correct me if that's wrong).

On the other hand "Fluorescent" refers to the fact that some corns actually fluoresce when exposed to ultraviolet light.

I believe on of the Love's cornsnake booklets has pics of fluorescent cornsnakes.

Regards,

John D.

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0.1 Creamsicle Cornsake "Yolanda"
1.0 Bairds Ratsnake "Steely Dan"
0.1 Desert Kingsnake "FATTY"

Here you go:

Sunglow = An amel snake with minimally expressed white in the pattern (many amel motlies are sunglows, and that is why motley is so closely associated with the term, but they are not synonymous).

Flourescent orange = An amel snake that has exceptionally bright ground and blotch coloration, usually separated by very wide white borders...the very best reverse okeetees are called flourescent oranges.

All in all, a sunglow and a flourescent orange are identical from a genetic perspective (unless motley is thrown in there as per above), and the only differences are the result of line breeding.

Hope that helps!
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Darin Chappell
Hillbilly Herps
PO Box 254
Rogersville, MO 65742

Thanks for the explanation!

I stand (or in this case sit) corrected.

Some cornsnakes do fluoresce under UV, but this apparently has nothing to do with the "fluorescent" color morph.

Cheers,

John D.
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0.1 Creamsicle Cornsake "Yolanda"
1.0 Bairds Ratsnake "Steely Dan"
0.1 Desert Kingsnake "FATTY"

their is almost no white only a few specks here and their

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0.0.17 baby corns
16 corn eggs-due aug 5th
5 leo eggs-due aug 1st
0.1. normal corn het hypo,anery
1.0. snow corn het hypo,anery,amel
1.0. amel corn unknown hets(4ft 8inch long)
1.0 sinacorn
1.1 kenyan sand boas
0.1 mbk
0.1 albino nelsons
0.2 normal leo geckos
1.0 blizzard leo gecko
0.0.1 3 lined mud turtle

n/m
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hybrid breeders association
0.0.17 baby corns
16 corn eggs-due aug 5th
5 leo eggs-due aug 1st
0.1. normal corn het hypo,anery
1.0. snow corn het hypo,anery,amel
1.0. amel corn unknown hets(4ft 8inch long)
1.0 sinacorn
1.1 kenyan sand boas
0.1 mbk
0.1 albino nelsons
0.2 normal leo geckos
1.0 blizzard leo gecko
0.0.1 3 lined mud turtle

I see a picture of a couch. You think you could get farther away from the snake?! lol. I am just messing with you
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1.1.2 bearded dragons
9.18.0 corn snakes
1.1.0 jungle corns
1.2.6 California King
1.0.0 Mexican Black king
0.1.0 Blotched (variable) king
0.1.0 Lavender Brooksi king
1.0.0 Sinaloan milk snake
0.1.0 Tri-Hybrid milk snake
0.1.0 rat snake
1.1.0 Arizona mountain king
1.1.0 Congo African Grey Parrots
0.1.0 German Shepherd (hybrid) dog