Snows and blizzard photos to share

[vanderkm]

Just wanted to post a few shots of two of our snow corns and our male blizzard corn. The yearling male snow still shows quite a bit of pink, that I am hoping will hold up over time. The female snow was hatched late summer '02 and is doing some growing over this winter instead of cooling.
The blizzard looks almost completely white with a bit of yellow on his neck but a lot of yellow shows up on his saddles in the photos. Not a desirable quality, but blizzard corns are still not common around here, so I got him in spite of it.

Mary v.

Male snow corn
http://www.ssnakess.com/photopost/data/509/63nicholas_b_dec_02-med.jpg

Female snow corn
http://www.ssnakess.com/photopost/data/509/63lacey_dec_02-med.jpg

Male blizzard corn
http://www.ssnakess.com/photopost/data/509/63boo_a_dec_02.jpg

[Matt]

killer blizzard mary, he looks great!

[SnowSnake]

Hi,

They are very nice all 3 of them! I especially like the blizzard! with all that yellow, his really a keeper! ;)


cya,
SnowSnake
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[Izzie]

nice snakes!

[eyespy]

What a perfectly matched pair of snows! Are you planning to breed them and make some lovely little pink babies?

The blizzard is a knockout, I wouldn't be upset about that yellow, it's very attractive.

[honduranfreekk]

Yes i think they look great :) :)

[vanderkm]

Thanks for compliments - I agree the yellow on the blizzard is striking, but I would have preferred one that had less, however, he has a very nice personality.

The snows are not related and at this point they are not destined to be bred to each other - each is part of a separate plan for some rotational breeding - so some second generation offspring from each of them may end up bred together, but that is a ways down the road.

thanks,


Mary v.

[Tim_Cranwill]

Sounds like you have things all figured out;)

Very nice snakes:)

[reverendsterlin]

can't hardly believe the difference between my blizzard and yours. amazing

[vanderkm]

Rev,

I don't recall the photo of your blizzard - can you post it again. It always amazes me how much any corn morph varies among individuals.

thanks,

Mary v.

[TOM E]

nice corns

love the color...or lack of

[BoidKeeper]

Very nice snakes! That reminds me I need a female snow, man does it ever end?
Cheers,
Trevor

[Cas]

Cute blizzard... is that the Petland one?

Dawn

[vanderkm]

Hi Dawn,

Yes, this is Boo, the blizzard from the pet store in Saskatoon. He has more yellow than I would like, but it a sweet guy. Haven't probed yet, but looks like a male. Here are a couple more shots of him. The yellow on his body doesn't show when just looking at him, but seems really intensified in the photos. The yellow on his throat is quite pronounced though.

Mary v.

http://www.ssnakess.com/photopost/data/509/63boo_k_resized.jpg

http://www.ssnakess.com/photopost/data/509/63boo_m_resized.jpg

[MidnightIris]

I personally like the yellow on his throat! It gives him character! And I think a few breeders are now trying to enhance the yellow necks/throats/faces in some morphs, so your guy might be cutting edge!

[vanderkm]

Dawn told me that they are called 'lemon peel' or (something like that) blizzards when they have the yellow outlining the saddles, and I have seen some web sites that have those advertised. Looks more like 'yellow snow' to me (I used to breed dogs), but this guy is a really nice snake. He spent a lot of time at a pet store - they had a really high price on him and he didn't sell - so he got very well handled. I happened to show up in town the weekend that they put him on sale, and couldn't resist. He is the only one of my 'red-eyed, ugly cornsnakes' that my husband likes, so I guess it is a good thing I got him!

mary v.

[Lizzy001]

wow...lovely snake.....i love Boo....soooo cute!


:zi:

Lizzy xxx

[marisa]

Corns! I love snows.

marisa

[Lizzy001]

me too!

[Cas]

Hee hee.... I think the same sort of thing when I look at my snow corn's yellow neck..... "watch out where those huskies go, and don't you eat that yellow snow!" (used to dogsled) *L*

And as much as petstores can suck, there's something to be said for the large amount of 'hands on' time they recieve... my amel Cliché came from Petland, and she's one of the calmest snakes I own. :)

Dawn

[Nanashi04]

The blizzzard is *very* handsome, and I like the yellow. ^^
great pics, Mary.