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Snow Corn Snake

Complete Albino Cornsnake

Family: ColubridaeElaphe guttataPhoto © Animal-World: Courtesy David Brough

   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.org Scientific Classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Family: Colubridae

Distribution:    The Snow Corn Snakes offered to the hobbyist are bred 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.

Author: Clarice Brough. CRS

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Jessa - 2009-05-21 I just recently got a albino snow corn snake. I named her Roxy. I fell in love with her the first time I seen her. shes a creamy pink colour with ruby red eyes. I was sorta afraid to pick her up at first (not because I'm afraid; I've had a snake before) but because she's a baby & so tiny still. It'll be my first time feeding her tomarrow I'm kinda excited & nervous lol. She's such a gentle snake & all my friends love her. :) I hope someone who's interested in getting one see's this & realizes how beautiful they really are <3 Reply

simon - 2009-08-17 I found my snow corn snake while visting a mate at night. I almost dismissed it as a stick, I passed it, then walked back and it made a break for it! I caught the little bugger and took it home. The wife and I both fell in love with it straight away (me a little more!). We own lizards (beardies) 5 of them, but never a snake. We've done lots of reading up on them but are still not 100% confident! Think it's a boy and he's never warm! He was 10" long so still young, but after 2 day's he ate 2 small pinkies so I know he is happy enough. Hasn't got his own viv yet but he's in a large rodent tank inside a LARGE viv (controlled heat & light & separate thermometer). Waiting for his viv to be built! Any advise would be greatly apprecated. thanks Click For Replies (3) Kayla - 2010-03-01 This may seem rude but i was just wondering when you posted this and where you found it. I know it sounds odd and probably rude. I just lost my snow corn snake earlier this month he's about the same length you discribed. I've been googling and looking on different sites trying to figure out where he might be. I really hope you don't think me rude I'm just desparate to find him. If you could reply even if I'm completely mistaken(which I probably am) that would be absolutely amazing. My email is Ryder_azazel@hotmail.com please and thank you. Anonymous - 2011-03-06 I can remember when my corn snake was a baby now she's huge! She can eat 2 big mice now! :D me - 2011-12-08 could be yours, snow corns are extremely rare to find in the wild. it most likely is a captive escaped. Reply

Yasmin - 2011-11-26 I'm getting my first pet snake and it is a snow corn snake. He is about two months old and he is 16 inches long. I already decided a name for him, Royalty,and he is very sweet. Click For Replies (1) Charlie Roche - 2011-11-26 I think the name Royalty is great. Reply

jess - 2009-05-27 I've had my snow corn snake for about two months now. He's about twelve inches, and he's extremely tame. I named him Alexi (after the lead guitarist and vocalist in Children of Bodom), and I quickly fell in love with my snake. The only problem is that since I've had him, he has refused to eat and he takes no interest at all in any food we try to feed him. Click For Replies (2) Kelly - 2010-09-21 Even though they say snakes are color blind, my snow corn refuses to eat black mice. She also will not eat rat pups. Try a white mouse, if that fails try a brown mouse, if that fails try a rat pup. Arron - 2011-08-24 And if none of the above work then stick with pinkies and hothead them, in other words put them in a plastic container with boiling water in and leave for a couple of minutes. Throw them in and leave your snake for about an hour, if it hasn't eaten then it could be that the heat is too high or low. Or it's just a weak corn snake. A lot of young corn snakes die due to starvation. They lack the ability or knowledge to understand what food is or have trouble working out how to fit the food in its mouth. Mine did this for about 3 weeks before I nearly gave up and it finally ate. 3 times since now. Having 2 pinkies each time. Shedding time soon. Reply

chase - 2011-06-23 Hi my name is chase and I am 10 years old and I am getting a new snow corn snake and it is a boy. It is about 32 inches long, he has red eyes and he is white like snow. I am getting him this weekend on Sunday and his name will be Poison. Click For Replies (1) Charlie Roche - 2011-06-24 WOW aren't you a lucky fella. Well, read up on them and how to care for them. You enjoy and lots of luck and let us know how you are doing. Reply

billy darnaby - 2010-01-16 Try puting a blanket in his tank. I put one in with my corn snake and he won't come out of it. Reply

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