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Snow Corn Snake

Family: Colubridae Picture of a Snow Corn Snake Elaphe guttata Photo © Animal-World: Courtesy David Brough
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I have had a snow corn snake named tango for about 2 years now and it has never bitten. It is one of the best corn snakes to get.... (more)  Jamie  2008-09-09

   The Snow Corn Snake is one of the most beautiful of the corn snakes!

   Like all corn snakes the Snow Corn Snake, or Complete Albino Corn Snake, makes an excellent pet for the advanced beginner. These colorful snakes will tame down in a short time becoming very docile, even tempered, and tolerant of frequent handling. They are very hardy and easy to maintain.

For more Information on keeping Snakes see:
Guide to a Happy, Healthy Herptile

Geographic Distribution
Elaphe guttata
Data provided by GBIF

Distribution:
   The Snow Corn Snakes are breed in captivity.

Description:  
   The Snow Corn Snake or Complete Albino Corn Snake will grow to the same size as a normal corn snake which is between three and five feet. They are a heavier bodied snake than the garter snake or the kingsnake, though their length is about the same.
  As an albino they have striking, ruby-red eyes. Their body coloring is a pale pinkish-white with a pinkish-white belly. They have no black or colored pigmentation and no pattern or only a ghost hint of a pattern. The pinkish coloration comes from their blood. Like all corn snakes, their scales are lightly keeled.

Feeding:
   They are a constrictor and their diet consists of mice and other rodents, chicks, and lizards. Feed once or twice a week, depending on the size of the food and the size of the snake. As you get to know your snake, you'll learn what its feeding needs are. Fresh water in a shallow dish should always be available.

Environment:
   They do not eat other snakes, and so they can be housed alone or in groups with other snakes of similar size and habits.
   You can set up their terrarium as either a woodland type, a desert type, or a combination of the two and you provide moderate humidity. See the terrarium types described under Basic Reptile and Amphibian Care for more information.
  This snake needs a hiding place and a small water dish. It also likes to climb, so a vertical or semi-vertical tree limb with some plant vining is great.

Temperature and Lighting requirements:
   They do well at 75° to 85° F in the daytime, and 65° to 72° F at night. Because they are albino, they do not do well in bright lighting. You can use a substrate heating device for basic heating. For additional heat, you can add a full spectrum incandescent daytime bulb and a blacklight bulb or red incandescent bulb for nighttime heating. Be sure you use a thermometer so you don't let the terrarium become overheated!
   For more detailed information see the Basic Reptile and Amphibian Care: Housing.

Breeding/Reproduction:
   These snakes, if not babies, need to be probe sexed for positive sex identification. Like all corn snakes, the are egg layers and breed readily.

Availability:
  The Snow Corn Snake or Complete Albino Corn Snake has been successfully bred and they are generally available as pets.


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Latest Comments
I have had a snow corn snake named tango for about 2 years now and it has never bitten. It is one of the best corn snakes to get.
Jamie
2008-09-09
I have a snow corn snake named striker. He is a great pet and I wouldn't trade him for any other snake in the world. He is great and has never attempted to bite me or any of my brothers. He is very gentle and I would recommend a corn snake to anybody who wants a small, easy to care for, fun, and loving pet!
Ruben
2008-08-22
We've had our snow corn snake, Snoflake, for about two years now. When we first got her she was about an inch longer than a dollar bill and now she is around 2 1/2 feet long. She's the best-tempered snake I've ever seen. She's still a little head shy but we are trying to work her out of that. We also have a cat, and they get along pretty good. Zoey, the cat is curious to find out what Snoflake tastes like and Snoflake is curious about what Zoey smells like. My best advice to you if you have both a corn snake and a cat is to make sure they know each other so she (the cat) knows the snake is a part of the family. And make sure you keep a watchful eye on both of them when you have the snake out of her cage.
Desaray & Jimmy
2008-04-27
My snow corn, Ayame, is only about five months old and he's already 1 1/2 ft. long. He's very nice. I got him in December and whenever I took him out he would go into my shirt sleeves since it's so warm in there. He was less than a foot long then. He also likes climbing all over my face and on my glasses. He's starting to show some yellow colouring on his belly and the tip of his nose. He's very well tempered. I don't even take him out of his house to feed him, I just put him in a certain place in it and he knows he's gonna be fed. He's very smart and has only bitten once when I woke him up too suddenly.
Bianca
2008-04-06
The snow corn is just a color morph of corn snakes. It's personality is not dependent on it's color. I've had corn snakes of other colors that are just as nice.
Anonymous
2008-03-25
Some of the coolest comments:
We have just recently purchased two Albino Corn Snakes. They are a couple, and have been together since nearly birth. They're friendly,easy to take care of, and they are completely safe. At first I was shocked, and a little afraid to hold them, but they wrapped themselves around me on their own, and I've been attached since. Owning such brilliant, low maintenence, interesting pets has vanished any fear of snakes of mine. I'd recommend these pets to any snakes seeking owner.
Anonymous
2008-04-13
Comments Dr Jungle REALLY Likes to Hear!
I just bought a baby snow corn snake for a pet a couple of days ago, from the leesburg pet center, and the information I received on your page was very helpful in many different ways... Thanks!!
Rachel
2005-10-13


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