Most Commonly Used Name: Striped Lavender
Mode of Genetic Inheritance: Recessive
Other than looking like the expected striped version of the Lavender color mutation, Striped Lavenders have the most subdued colors of virtually all other Striped corns. Add to that the reality that most Striped Lavenders lose much of their striping during maturity, and the result is often an almost pattern-less Lavender corn.
What to expect:
Hatchlings often have less striping than most striped mutants of other colors. Those that do have considerable striping often lose much of it through maturity (especially in the males). Some lose almost all their striping from hatchling to adult. Colors pale dramatically through the aging process. Most actually look like Striped Ghosts.
Important Note:
The advertising images on our web site are representations of the average adult example of each morph. These images are not renderings of the actual animals being offered, (except for uniquely offered snakes found in the SURPLUS section of this web site). We do not provide pictures of individual hatchling snakes for sale, nor do we recommend that you ever choose a new pet based on an image of its neonatal form. Corns change so dramatically from hatchling to adult, they will NEVER have the same colors or contrasts throughout maturity. While most of the snakes we produce will mature to resemble the featured adult image(s) on our web site, unlike manufactured products that are respectively clones of each other, the nature of polygenic variation results in each animal being similar but not identical to others of its morph. The snake we select for you may not mature to be identical to the pictured examples, but will be chosen based on our experience of observing which neonates will mature to properly represent their respective morph. We take this responsibility very seriously, and therefore publish the guarantee that we will exchange your SMR snake if it does not mature to be like our advertised examples.