My Thing With Snakes!

OK, so how many times have you heard the following, “a soft creamy butter color that rivals the beauty of a yellow rose”? And have you ever heard that description when referring to the delicious butter cream color of a Corn Snake?

This is Capone, and he or she came to live with us from some super nice folks from Norwalk CT.

Randall and his daughters did an awesome job raising Capone and the home that came with Capone is nothing but first class. I thank Randall and Kayla for this wonderful gift and we will take great care of Capone.

The big problem now is Jordan, she wants Capone to live in her room, I want Capone in my room, OK I should point out my bedroom is really Jeanne’s room and Capone is on her side, on her dresser next to Dante, another corn snake. And Tommy wants Capone for his room, not because he wants a snake in his room, more so because Jordan wants it in her room.


The corn snake, or also known as the Red Rat Snake, got their name from old southern farmers who stored their harvested corn in wooden buildings called cribs. Rats and mice were attracted to the cribs to feed on the corn, and corn snakes were attracted to the cribs to feed on the rodents. This was a great way to earn some appreciation from farmers. Corn Snakes, or Red Rat Snakes have a natural range from as far north as New Jersey, south to Key West Florida and then west to the Mississippi River around New Orleans. Unfortunately for me, the corn snake is not a native species of Connecticut.


From Chuck Broxton's Web Site (okeeteecornsnake.com)
The Okeetee corn snake originated on and near the Okeetee Plantation and Hunt Club in Jasper county South Carolina. These corn snakes were popularized by herpetologist and author Carl Kauffeld during the nineteen sixties. His book the "THE KEEPER AND THE KEPT" included the chapter "Life and Death on Okeetee." Corn snakes from this area are a variation of what is known as the classic or normal corn snake. After decades of breeding the term Okeetee has become associated with a certain color pattern morph rather than corn snakes actually from this geographic location.

The Okeetee Corn snake found in South Carolina are considered the original corn snake. I have a friend in South Carolina and maybe if she knows the difference between a venomous Copperhead and a Corn snake, she can send me some.


Below is a very small representation of some of the many different morphs available from private dedicated Corn Snake breeders.

Like a little boy in a candy store, "I'll take one of each please!"