Reptile & Amphibian Forums

Are blizzards supposed to be pure white? We've noticed that there is some yellow right on his jaw on both sides of his head, is this normal? Jokingly, I said it was the "yellow snow" of the blizzard!! LOL
-----
Becki, loved by:

1 pet hubby
1 fur-angel, Great Dane, Lucky
1 lab/great pyr. mix, Bandit
1 grey banded king, Nitro (aka The Pig!)
1 snow corn, Nessy
1 blizzard corn, no name yet!

Most blizzard corns will retain at least some coloring, though faint. Usually it is either confined to the head/neck region, or it shows up in a pattern so faint as to be almost unnoticeable in adults. Some blizzards are pure white all the way, but that is rare. A tid bit of color cropping up is not that unusual at all.

Of course, that is just from my experience. A couple of years ago I had four blizzard corns. Two had a very faint pattern that could be seen over about 3 inches of their backs as adults. So faint that it had to be in just the right light at the right angle to see it. And the other two were odd. One had pink along its chin, but no pattern. The other had a touch of yellow on the sides of its tail, but no pattern.

Anyway, from my understanding, even though blizzards are supposed to be "pure white" , they might still retain traces of color or pattern. As long as it's not an overwhelming feature of the snake, I think you're safe.

Dave.

Thanks!! I just wasn't sure about the yellow "popcorn butter on the chin" color and if it was normal and he was healthy!

Thanks much!
-----
Becki, loved by:

1 pet hubby
1 fur-angel, Great Dane, Lucky
1 lab/great pyr. mix, Bandit
1 grey banded king, Nitro (aka The Pig!)
1 snow corn, Nessy
1 blizzard corn, no name yet!