Corn Snake Blog

Colorful corn snake with red, orange, and white patterns coiled on black background

History of the Tessera Mutation

Beyond their striking appearance, the primary value of the Tessera Corn Snake lies in its mode of inheritance. Unlike many popular morphs that are recessive, the Tessera gene is dominant....

History of the Tessera Mutation

Beyond their striking appearance, the primary value of the Tessera Corn Snake lies in its mode of inheritance. Unlike many popular morphs that are recessive, the Tessera gene is dominant....

albino snake with pale scales and red eyes coiled on a black background

Hurricane Snow Motley

Most Commonly Used Name: Hurricane Snow Motley Mode of Genetic Inheritance: Recessive Plus polygenetic pattern trait, HurricaneMorph Type: Compound (Anery, Amel, & Motley plus Hurricane pattern variation) Eye Color: Red pupil     This compound...

Hurricane Snow Motley

Most Commonly Used Name: Hurricane Snow Motley Mode of Genetic Inheritance: Recessive Plus polygenetic pattern trait, HurricaneMorph Type: Compound (Anery, Amel, & Motley plus Hurricane pattern variation) Eye Color: Red pupil     This compound...

Two corn snake with red and orange scales resting on a person's arm with a gray scrunchie

Snake Genetics

The genotype of a snake is the sum of its genetic assets. The phenotype is the expression of the genotype, with contributions from morphology (form and configuration), polygenic features, behavior,...

Snake Genetics

The genotype of a snake is the sum of its genetic assets. The phenotype is the expression of the genotype, with contributions from morphology (form and configuration), polygenic features, behavior,...

Close-up of an orange corn snake coiled on a black background, showing smooth scales and pattern

Story of the Terrazzo Corn Snake Mutation

Most Commonly Used Name: TerrazzoMode of Genetic Inheritance: RecessiveMorph Type: Recessive to wild-typeEye Color:  Black pupil & body ground colored iris.

Story of the Terrazzo Corn Snake Mutation

Most Commonly Used Name: TerrazzoMode of Genetic Inheritance: RecessiveMorph Type: Recessive to wild-typeEye Color:  Black pupil & body ground colored iris.

Orange and black patterned snake coiled on black background with smaller snake on top

Story of the Scaleless Corn Snake

In 2012, we were fortunate to acquire several different color and pattern morphs of Scaleless Corn snakes from Stephane Rosselle.in France.  

Story of the Scaleless Corn Snake

In 2012, we were fortunate to acquire several different color and pattern morphs of Scaleless Corn snakes from Stephane Rosselle.in France.