Corn snake genetics

[ladywhipple02]

I'm assuming that corn snake genetics is pretty much the same as other snake genetics... i.e. an anery het albino bred to an albino het anery will produce anery, albino, snows, and normals.

But what produces a blizzard corn?

[frankykeno]

Jen, here's a few links. This first one is a great explanation of a number of cornsnake morphs.

http://www.reptimania.co.uk/cornmorphs.htm

This second one is a free download called "Mick's Cornsnake Progeny Predictor". Kind of fun to play around with.

http://home.comcast.net/~spencer62/cornprog.html

Here's a quote on Blizzard corns....

"Blizzard
A combination of the Anerythristic Type B gene & the Amelanistic gene produces a snake that as an adult is completely white and patternless. Hatchlings may show traces of blotches but these fade as it matures. First produced by Art Meyer and Jack Cole from normal coloured hatchlings originating from Bill & Kathy love who had bred an Anerythristic Type B snake to a Snow corn to determine whether or not the Type B Anerythristic corns were different from the Type A." (from the above listed link)

Another bit of history on the development of the Blizzard corn.

http://www.serpenco.com/shop/custome...cat=269&page=1

[ladywhipple02]

Hey thanks Jo!

[frankykeno]

Glad to help Lynn. I love a lot of the cornsnake morphs...probably the creamsicle (which is actually a hybrid not a morph from what I understand) as well as the blizzard and the snow are my top favs. Such pretty little wigglers. Serpenco has a lovely website to browse through.

[ivylea77]

One of the best books I found really useful is called Corn Snake Morph Guide. The current edition breaks down the genetics and explains what makes what. You can find it at www.cornguide.com. Its not loading for me now...but maybe it will later.

[piranhaking]

one problem with the program. Creamsicles are hybrids, so how do they work out genetics wise. If a pair of het creams were bred, what would there be any visible creams?, or all hets?