Can someone please tell me what is a "christmas Corn"? I have seen the term used on websites in regard to coloration, just what color/pattern is it referring to?
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Whats a "Christmas Corn"?
tourmalinequeen
Dec 06, 2003 01:15 PM
Replies (5)
x1purpleXhaze1x
Dec 06, 2003 02:18 PM
from the name, candy cane comes to mind..
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0.0.1 pacific gopher snake ; Mich
0.0.1 amel corn snake ; Andy
0.0.1 motley corn snake ; Shmee
jyohe
Dec 06, 2003 04:40 PM
crossed corn..........red saddles with white background with a greenish tint........
I think...........
..........haven't seen any this year.........even on here......
..........JY
duffy
Dec 06, 2003 05:36 PM
A book that I have: "Corn Snakes and Other Rat Snakes"
Describes the Christmas Corn as having dark green rather than black outlining on the saddles. Other than that, the pic looks alot like a fairly normal corn. The saddles look fairly bright and the background looks orange. The book credits Bill Brant (The Gourmet Rodent) as having developed them. Duffy
x1purpleXhaze1x
Dec 06, 2003 08:41 PM
wheres the pic?
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0.0.1 pacific gopher snake ; Mich
0.0.1 amel corn snake ; Andy
0.0.1 motley corn snake ; Shmee
duffy
Dec 07, 2003 08:59 AM
Sorry, can't post the pic right now. It's really not a very telling picture anyway...I can't really SEE any dark green in the borders. If you scroll down to Hotshot's 12/4 pic of his corn under the 12/3 corn comparison thread, the snake in my book looks very much like Brian's. The Xmas corn looks like it might have a little white edging to the borders, and maybe pink eyes, but the eyes could be a flash reflect, too. The bottom line...it's just not that great a pic or that unusual looking snake. The copyright on my book is 1996, so you may want to check out Gourmet Rodent to see if they have further developed this line. I suspect that they have tried. Good luck. Duffy
