dif between corns, kings and rats?????
I was just wondering whats the difference between the different colubrids? Thanks I am having a heck of a time finding any info online.
Re: dif between corns, kings and rats?????
Well, colubrids are a huge group of snakes.. they include not only kings, milks and rat snakes.. also rear fanged venomous, including the deadly boomslang.
Cornsnakes are considered a rat snake species.
Kings and milks are pretty closely related.. there are more tri-colored milks than kings, but there are tri-color kings as well.
Not sure exactly what you want to know about them.. if you have a more precise question, I can try to help you out.
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ohhh.... That Albino Nelsons is SMOKIN!! Gorgeous snake there...
Here are my four corns for comparison:
2 year old Ghost male
https://ball-pythons.net/gallery/fil...pdate_3_08.jpg
1 year old Amel male
https://ball-pythons.net/gallery/fil..._08_apollo.jpg
7 month old Anery female
https://ball-pythons.net/gallery/fil...le_1_29_08.jpg
9 month old(really) HypoBloodred female
https://ball-pythons.net/gallery/fil..._comp_4_08.jpg
Picture from the breeder(SerpenCo) website to show her colors better:
https://ball-pythons.net/gallery/fil..._hypoblood.jpg
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Argentra
Awww they are beautiful!!! hypo blood has rockn cool colors!!!
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Thanks. :D They're my babies...especially the Ghost. And I can't wait to see what that hypoBlood is going to look like as an adult...*drool*. She's my big hope for making some Ghost Bloods.
Re: dif between corns, kings and rats?????
I'm sure there's certain anatomical differences that separate these species; scale count, body shape, keeled/unkeeled scales, etc etc. Of course, on the genetic/DNA level, thats where you really compare.
I think corns are somewhere inbetween kings/milks and the other U.S. rats. I mean, they have smooth scales unlike their rat kin, and they seem to breed more readily with kings/milks than with other Pantherophis/Elaphe; hence all the hybrids. Of course, they have been some occasional P. obsoleta/guttata crosses, but they're few and far between compared to the "jungles" (Cal king x corn), "sinacorns" and etc.
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Ophiuchus
I think corns are somewhere inbetween kings/milks and the other U.S. rats. I mean, they have smooth scales unlike their rat kin, and they seem to breed more readily with kings/milks than with other Pantherophis/Elaphe; hence all the hybrids. Of course, they have been some occasional P. obsoleta/guttata crosses, but they're few and far between compared to the "jungles" (Cal king x corn), "sinacorns" and etc.
Do you have any idea if this is because those crosses are easier, or just because kings/milks and corns are the more popular species, while most of the rat snakes aren't as popular?
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Shelby
That speckled face is so cute!
