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A friend of friend contacted me and wants to get rid of a snake he bought for his daughter. he said the snake was 2 years old. he sent me a photo and the data on the photo claims it was taken march of 05 lol. by the looks of the pic assuming its a 10 gallon tank im guessing its a yearling in the photo making it an 04. no big deal. my question is. i dont remember my yearling amel being that contrasting in color. just dull orange/red by then. is this just a plain old amel corn? Yes the water bowl disturbs me too.

http://imagebin.org/117793

Looks pretty normal to me. Amels can vary quite a bit depending on what the parents are. Sunglows are just Amels with no black borders in their normal state. Candycanes are basically Amel Miami with a little selective breding.
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Yup. That's a vomitmel alright.

Looks like a reverse okeete to me.

O_o

Reverse Okeetees have *huge* borders to the saddles, and that snake has almost none.

I maybe wrong but aren't the HUGE rings that surround the saddle part of the Abbott Okeete lines?

Yes, very thick white saddle borders are certainly the most note-worthy trait that Lee Abbott corns have been known for, but the so-called "reverse" Okeetees generally have MUCH wider whiter borders than that animal displays, and the ground coloration is generally a deeper, richer orange coloration as well. Some can be so drastically thick that there is no orange/red in the saddles at all, and the white takes over a substantial amount of the last third of the snake.

The coined name "reverse Okeetee" tends to get a bit over-used in the hobby for marketing reasons.

Hre is a pretty nice example of a true "reverse" Okeetee I pulled up from the web.

~Doug

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Thanks for the explanation Doug. I'm pretty new to corn snakes so every piece of information is appreciated.

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Hey Doug, that's my female breeder!

Tim

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