I was told he was hypo, but I'm pretty positive that he's not. Is he just a normal? Someone also threw out the idea that he was an Okatee, but I don't think he black borders are thick enough. Any thoughts?
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What type of Morph?
CuChulainn417
Apr 05, 2011 12:01 PM
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a153fish
Apr 05, 2011 02:25 PM
Okeetees don't have to have thick borders, but they usually do. That snake doesn't look like either. It actually looks a little like the Polk County corns I find near here. If you bred that to an Okeetee I bet you would get some gorgeous babies! Only you'd have to keep them all for about a year to make sure you don't give away the best ones. Can you take a good pic of it's belly?
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CuChulainn417
Apr 05, 2011 02:37 PM
This is the best one I have right now because I'm away at school and he's staying with a friend. His belly is mostly orange like shown here with the black checkers. I'm pretty sure there is very little white, but I'll get back to you on that.
draybar
Apr 05, 2011 04:12 PM
>>This is the best one I have right now because I'm away at school and he's staying with a friend. His belly is mostly orange like shown here with the black checkers. I'm pretty sure there is very little white, but I'll get back to you on that.
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black checkers mean it is not hypo.
So, I would say you have a nice normal there.
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a153fish
Apr 05, 2011 05:23 PM
Yeah if the checkers are black and not gray or some off color it is not Hypo, like Jimmy said. I have some locality Corns from my area that look Hypo but are not. They just have very reduced black areas, to almost zero. But they are not genetic hypos.
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DMong
Apr 05, 2011 07:37 PM
Yes, that's right Jorge. What you and Jimmy both said are exactly what I posted about it on the "what is it" forum yesterday.
Definitely not a hypo, but a normal variant that has fairly reduced thinner borders. And the bold black belly checkering only verifies this further that it isn't a hypo.
The more prominant white and black checkering on a cornsnake will always be found on the first third, to one half of the snake's underside, the rest of the ventral surface is very often orange with more smudged checkering from that point on.
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