North American Rat Snakes and Corn Snakes - Pantherophis

These snakes use to be part of a larger genus, Elaphe, and you will still find that genus used in describing these snakes in many books and resources. The genus has rightfully been split up, as genetic studies have shown that the new world representatives of Elaphe are closer related to Kingsnakes and Gopher/Pine/Bull snakes than they are to "Old World" Rat Snakes of the genus Elaphe.

The "New World" Rat Snakes have actually been put into several new genera, however all but a few in the U.S. are now in the genus Pantherophis.

Rat Snakes, including Corn Snakes, are beautiful constrictors that feed primarily on rodents and birds in the wild. They have bodies particularly well suited for climbing and are able to grip crevices and nooks with their belly with great proficiency. Their scales are weakly keeled, not as smooth as Kingsnakes but not as keeled as Gopher/Pine/Bull snakes.

Currently I am only working with Corn snakes, but I may add some other Pantherophis to my collection in the future.

Corn Snake (Pantherophis guttatus guttatus)

Corn Snakes are probably the most popular snake in the pet industry. They tend to be extremely docile animals and very tolerant of handling. Corn snakes are also available in many different color and pattern morphs, with new varieties popping up all the time. Sometimes it seems like not even imagination can limit the possibilities for the look of these beautiful snakes!

My favorite Corn snake variation by far is the Okeetee Corn Snake. I am particularly fond of the beautiful line of Okeetee Corns bred by Lee Abbott, known in the pet industry as Abbott's Okeetees.

In addition to working with the Okeetee phase, I am working on several projects with single allele morphs to try and refine the lines and improve upon them, and am also working Lavender (aka Mocha) based polymorphs.

American Cornsnake Registry

All of my Corn Snake breeding stock will be registered with the ACR before they are bred. Due to the color change corns go through their first year of life, I generally prefer to register my corns during the fall the year after they hatch.

All Corn Snakes we sell will include the necessary paperwork needed for you as a buyer to easily register your purchase with the ACR if you choose to do so.

My ACR breeder number is 449.

Available Corn Snakes

I will possibly be producing some Abbott like Okeetee's in 2009. In 2010 I should also have some Lavenders het for Hypo and Motley, as well as the hets that will mark the beginning of my Charcoal and Caramel line improvement projects.