I got this corn from my local pet store. I believe she is female. She is my first cornsnake. When I got her she didnt have yellow on her sides but as she is growing it devolped and became more pigmented overtime. She’s estimated a little under a year.
She’s a cute little Anery Motley. Genetically, it’s possible that she is Anery Motley-Stripe, but there’s no way to tell that genetic difference visually.
Many Aneries develop yellows along their neck and sides as they grow. This is derived from carotenoids in their prey. It usually has a slightly different look than the yellows from things like Caramel. Males often show more of this yellow than females, but not always. I know my Anery Caramel females generally show pretty yellow coloring all along their lower sides.
Wow! That’s actually pretty cool considering how cheap i got her for. How can I identify if she has motley-stripe or not? Would I have to get a shed test or something?? I’m not too familiar with corn snake morphs.
Pretty little lady! I’m not great with IDing all their morphs yet, but I agree with caryl - looks anery motley, possibly motley-stripe.
As of right now, there’s no way to know whether she’s motley or motley-stripe without test breeding. However, RGI is working on more shed tests for corn snakes, so it’s possible in the nearish future there will be one available.
RGI does currently test for Stripe. There’s no Motley test available yet, but if you really want to know you can send in a shed sample. They’ll tell you if the Stripe gene is heterozygous (meaning she’s Motley-Stripe, since she’s visually Motley) or absent. If Stripe is absent, you know she’s homozygous Motley.
Edit to add that you can also find out her sex for certain from a shed test.