what kind of albinos?

[tit'lex]

Hi someone can tell me what is the phase of my cornsnake? some people tell me is a red albinos other orange etc....and you what you say?

sorry for the quality of the pic....

tit'lex

[Tim_Cranwill]

It's just an albino. Some people call them red albinos but red or orange, same genes.

Nice snake.

[Ryan23]

red albino/amelanistic......Tim's correct, only one kind.

[Kevin McRae]

I have a question, why do they call anerythristic corns, black albinos?

I read this in two books.

Are they really black albinos?

[Invictus]

I've heard them called black albinos many times as well. I don't like using this term, because albino is used to refer to ANY creature that does not produce melanin and has pink eyes.

[vanderkm]

Your corn is amelanisitic - lacking black pigment. They are called either red or orange albinos - but like others have said - same genetic type - also hard to predict what its color will be like at maturity - they change a lot as they get more yellow and orange infusion in the background color. Lovely little one!!

I think the term black albino came up for anerys because no one can pronounce anerythristric - it is also why everyone calls them charcoals even when they are anery A. Like Ken says - not accurate because 'albino' typically refers to lack of melanin so amelanistic and anerythristric are better terms.

mary v.

[lisa marie]

I have a 2 year old amel who basically has no red on her. Her back ground color is orange with a tiny bit of white mixed in. Some yellow on the neck area. And her saddles are a dark orange color, kind of burnt orange. But nowhere does it look red. I guess they all look different.

[Tim_Cranwill]

With albino corns, the common denominator is the lack of black, hence <b>A</b>-melanistic. The amount of red, yellow and white will be vairable from snake to snake. That's why some look more red and some look more yellow/orange.

Personally, I like the ones with less white best.

[Kevin McRae]

thanks guys.....