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I've never had a cornsnake before; instead I've kept lots of different kingsnakes and milksnakes.

I really like the striped amelanistic, the striped sunglow, and the hypo bloodred. I've handled many cornsnake morphs, but never any of these...

I have a friend going to the Hamm Show next week, and he's willing to bring back a snake for me (I live in Italy). I want a 2006 or 2007 male, and am having difficulty in deciding which one of the above mentioned snakes would be the most spectacular display animal and pet.

Is the striped sunglow similar to the striped amelanistic, with the colors just more "jump at you vibrant"? Any photos would be greatly appreciated, as the only one I've seen in a photo was not that good.

Lastly, what would be the maximum length that these cornsnakes will realistically attain?

Thanks very much for your help!

Dan

to tell you the honest truth. there is just amel stripe. Sunglow is a reduction of white and well... stripes dont have much room for white so its just a "fancy" way of saying amel stripe. Personally i think its silly to even call them sunglow stripes...
as for the size i have noticed it really depends on how large the parents are.... 2 larger snakes throw larger children as adults... for example... a 6 footer to a 5 footer willl be anywhere from 5-6 feet... where as Miamis for example are mostly 3-5 feet (but mostly on the smaller side) and throw smaller children. BUT adults can get anywhere from 3-6 feet.... very rarely do they get larger than that....

here are my sunglows:

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Very informative, and thanks so much for taking the time to respond to my post. I'm beginning to lean toward an exceptional example of a hypo bloodred...

Nice animals in the pics by the way!

Dan