Amelanistic Corn Snake
Scientific Name: E. Guttata
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Amelanistic Corn snakes are also known, as Red Albino is a common type of snake with the animalistic hereditary trait. This means that its skin misses the black color pigment leaving only shades of white, yellow and orange. E. guttata is its Latin scientific name. The snake comes in a variety of patterns and colors. The word Elaphe means deerskin while guttata means spotted or speckled. The snake is beautiful despite the fact that it lacks the black skin pigmentation like other normal corn snakes. It has an orange to red coloring and its skin feels like that of fine tanned deerskin with patterns on the back creating speckles or spots. The pattern of the belly scales resembles maize.
Amelanistic Corn Snakes Are Beautiful Creatures
Facts About Amelanistic Corn Snakes
Geographic Location
The snake is normally found in a various regions in the United States such as southwestern Florida, Alabama, Arkansas, west Colorado, Delaware, Illinois, Georgia, Okeetee, Kentucky, Maryland, Kansas, Mississippi, Texas, Virginia, Eastern Utah, Oklahoma and Miami. The snake can also be found in Mexico (Coahuila, Nuevo Leon, North Durango and Tamaulipas) and in the Cayman Islands.
Habitat
This snake is not easily bred but is prolific. It becomes sexually mature at around 2 years of age. The female Amelanistic Corn snake lays eggs that later hatch young ones with their size ranging from nine to fourteen inches.
Behavior
This snake is not easily bred but is prolific. It becomes sexually mature at around 2 years of age. The female Amelanistic Corn snake lays eggs that later hatch young ones with their size ranging from nine to fourteen inches.
Reproduction
According to Beane, corn snakes mate in both the spring and the fall. “Males may engage in ritual combat (body-shoving contests) when two or more meet in the presence of a receptive female,” he said. Corn snakes are oviparous, meaning that the mothers lay eggs.
Captivity
It is recommended to acquire a captive bred rather than wild caught Amelanistic Corn Snake because they come in exotic colors and are easy to handle. The average lifespan of the ones held captive is about 10 years.
