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So the little amel that I picked up has these funky greenish black rings right around her pupils... the picture doesn't show it that well, unforturnately

Is that a question or an observation? Very pretty little snake.

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0.1 Snow Corn "Hope"
1. Orange Albino Black Ratsnake "Chunk" (Goonies)
.1 Orange Albino Black Ratsnake "Peaches"
0.0.1 MO Locale Black Ratsnake "Molly" (Flogging Molly)

As we say in Missouri, "I ain't goin back to Missouri!"

nothing more

*winks*

It's part of the eye structure that isn't seen in the darker, normal eye.

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Darin Chappell
Hillbilly Herps
PO Box 254
Rogersville, MO 65742

I just thought it looked really cool. I've had her for over a week, but I've been holding off on handling her a lot so that she can settle into her new digs, but she's a peach. Very inquisitive, but tolerant of ANYTHING, like when I restrained her head to try and get a closer pic of her eye... her former cagemate, the normal phase corn, is much more skittish than she is...

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People with half the sense to do things right, do things wrong 50% of the time. {Me!}

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Big Tom

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No idea what causes it. Hope someone on this forum sees this and 411s us.

Don
www.cornsnake.NET
South Mountain Reptiles

South Mountain Reptiles

Sorry Don, I don't follow? I'm sure I'm missing something.
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People with half the sense to do things right, do things wrong 50% of the time. {Me!}

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Big Tom

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I do lots of sped redding these busy days and type faster than my brain can keep up.

I meant that I wonder what the dark circle around the pupil of albino corns is. Haven't a clue and I'd love to learn. Maybe someone that frequents this forum will have the answer. What is that dark ring around the pupil?????

Sorry for the confusion. Obviously, you are not telepathic or you'd know what I'm thinking, regardless of what I type. grin.
South Mountain Reptiles

I visually scanned that picture over and over over for something wrong. No not telepathic, well I can tell when Johnoh is grump in IRC, but that is just as easy as falling and hitting the ground.

I don't think I even would have noticed that around the eye.

Now you can go back to work and I can go back to,, er ,, er ahh,, what do I do?
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People with half the sense to do things right, do things wrong 50% of the time. {Me!}

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Big Tom

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If ya see anything out there about why that color is there, post it here. I need that information for my next book.

Thanks,

I occasionally see a few young bucks in IRC with a lot of schooling I trust, so I'll ask around.
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People with half the sense to do things right, do things wrong 50% of the time. {Me!}

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Big Tom

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I have seen black around part of the pupil in some of my amels or snow and I always wondered if it was some sort of congenital cataract. I had never seen it completely circle the pupil like in your photo though! When I saw that I doubted the cataract theory very much since if it completely encirceld it I would have expected the whole pupil to look shaded or black.

It certainly does not seem to affect the health or eating of the few snakes I have seen it in.

Jo

The full circle like that is uncommon, but most albino corns have at least a black dot at the back or front of the pupil. Still don't know what that is. Shrug?
South Mountain Reptiles

That it has something to do with the refraction of the lens (cornea) when meets the iris at the edge of the pupil. That's why, no matter the angle at which you look at the eye, the black portion always seems to be in the same "place" in relation to your gaze.

I suspect it woks much like a stick, when placed into water, looks like it is broken in two. The light is refracted, and there is a "blank" space we cannot compute very easily.

Just a thought anyway...
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Darin Chappell
Hillbilly Herps
PO Box 254
Rogersville, MO 65742

but whaddah I know? Honestly, it makes sense. If you discover anything that supports that scientifically, let me know. 411 me!

I had 2. 1st one is a bit silly. I was thinking of the snake somehow holding on to some dark color to help with bright light, much like sports guys put black under their eyes.

2nd was, since it is actually on the outer rim of the pupil, is it possible that we are seeing the inner edge of the pupil. Like if you cut a hole in a basketball. There is a edge to the thickness of the basketball. I was trying to think of a logical reason this edge would be darkened. These gueses may have something to do with that it is 3:40am, and I was watching sports all night.
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People with half the sense to do things right, do things wrong 50% of the time. {Me!}

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Big Tom

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