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I was looking through an old field guide. So old that the corn snake was a red rat snake. It also had a "rosey corn snake" Same as the corn but less black. No info on locale.

Any older folks remember this and what is it considered in todays terms? I'm presuming a locale of the corn. But is was it?
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Big Tom

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I think it is a Florida locale corn.
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1. Orange Albino Black Ratsnake "Chunk" (Goonies)
.1 Orange Albino Black Ratsnake "Peaches"
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>>I think it is a Florida locale corn.

Yea, I found a little info on
http://www.sunshineserpents.com/Corn%20Snakes/Rosy%20Rat%20Snake.htm

Nice "hypo looking" corn too.

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Big Tom

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Rosy Corn Snakes/Rosy Ratsnakes were at one point considered a naturally occuring subspecies of corn snakes known as Elaphe guttata rosacea.

These animals came/come from the extreme southern tip of Florida and range throughout the Florida Keys... sometimes called Key Corns.

They tend to be somewhat smaller than your average corn...naturally occuring hypomelanistic animals.....

Babies are usually small and sometimes prefer lizards to start off (as do some locality miani/dade co. corns do)....

Hope that helps.
Graham

Thanks. Good feed info I did not know.
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Big Tom

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I was going to "chime in" and answer this one, but see you already did a good job of defining this for the poster.

"Rosey Ratsnakes"(E.guttata rosacea) are seen much less frequently in the hobby than they were some years back.

I've had some really nice ones in the past, and think they are a very interesting variant.

Their natural habitat has been severely encroached upon in recent years,.....but I just can't understand why more people have not done more captive breeding of these little guys!

I've always liked "rosies" much more than some of the other cornsnake varieties that are as "common as rocks".....hopefully they will gain more popularity in the near future.

It's too bad I don't have some pics of some of the "rosies" that I used to own, as they were some fabulous examples.

best regards, ~Doug
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I agree Doug...I love the Rosies. I used to have Marathon Ky, Big Pine Key, Key Largo and Unnamed Key Rosy ratsnakes.... I just purchased a pair of pure rosies to start working with them again...