Snake Breeding Projects

Henderson Herpetoculture Colorful Captive Bred Pet Corn Snakes For Sale Online

Some of our 2011 Babies Hatching

Snake Morphs We Produced for Sale in 2011

Abbott's Okeetee - holdbacks now available
Amelanistic (AKA amel or albino) - sold out
Anery - sold out
Butter - sold out
Caramel (het hypo A) - sold out
Charcoal - sold out
Classic (AKA normal) with various hets - sold out
Diffused / Bloodred with various hets.
Fire (amel diffused) - sold out
Golddust - sold out
Golddust Motley - sold out
Hypo Lavender Motley - sold out
Lavender Motley (het hypo A) - sold out
Lesser Platinum Ball Pythons
Motley (with various hets) - sold out
Normal Ball Pythons - sold out
Ultramel (het caramel) - sold out
Ultramel Motley (het caramel) - sold out

The morphs listed above are what we produced for sale in 2011. Most of these morphs also carry other genes, and it is important to note what they are "het" for if you think you might want to breed them in the future. Please check our "Available Snakes For Sale" link to see what is currently available. Each snake for sale is listed there with an individual full-body photo, morph & genetic information, gender and price. We sometimes have a few bigger snakes for sale at the bottom of the page as well, which might be other morphs not listed above. If you don't see what you are looking for on the "available snakes for sale" page, then we really just don't have any for sale at this time. Everything we have for sale is always listed there, and the page is updated frequently.

Our Plans for the Next Couple of Years

In addition to the colorful high-end corn snakes we intend to keep producing, we are also working toward breeding high-end boids. This year we hope to produce several ball python morphs, including albinos, lesser platinums, blue-eyed leucistics, pastels, piebalds, pinstripe, genetic stripe and spider varieties, as well as sunglow boa constrictors and super dwarf retics, provided that current legislation involving larger constrictors does not prohibit that. To learn more, please click on the USARK banner on the left side of this page.

"Is it better to get a male or female corn snake?"

We are asked this question quite often. For some reason a lot of people seem to think that a female snake is going to be "calmer" or "better behaved" than a male. Not true! Temperament in snakes is individual, and is fortunately very mellow in most corn snakes. You will see that many brand new hatchlings are relatively skittish and squirmy, but usually by a year of age, they will become more calm and easy to handle. That is why it might be a good idea to get an older snake if you are purchasing one for a child or someone who is nervous about handling snakes. However, the gender of the snake will not affect its temperament. You will notice here and on many other snake-selling websites, that females are priced higher than males, and often there are fewer of them to choose from. This is because they do tend to sell better. However, the ONLY good reason to choose a female over a male is for future breeding purposes. If you are a snake breeder, then it makes sense to own more females. However if you mainly want a pet, there are some very good reasons to choose a male corn snake: 1. Better selection available here and on many other sites, as breeders tend to hold back a lot more nice females for their own projects but sell off extra males that are just as nice and pretty as the ones they are keeping themselves. 2. Lower prices on males. Some sellers charge up to 50% more for females of the very same morph, since females do tend to sell better. 3. Sexual dimorphism. That's right! Although male and female corn snakes hatch out looking very similar, in certain morphs, the males will become much more brightly colored and pretty than the females. This is particularly true in snow corns with pink hues and in lavender morphs. 4. There are less risks of health problems for a male corn snakes. Unfortunately female corn snakes can experience reproductive health problems, whether you choose to breed them or not. Egg-binding (retained eggs) is relatively common in captive corns, and it can lead to costly vet bills and sometimes the death of the snake. It is also fairly common for females to experience severe weight loss related to egg production, even if the eggs are not fertilized. For these reasons, we recommend that "pet only" people should consider purchasing a male corn snake rather than buying a female under false notions that they will be "calmer" or "better behaved."

Diffused (AKA bloodred) babies hatching

A nice lavender motley has come out of its egg.

The Abbott's Okeeetee clutch has hatched! They are very plain at first but will develop very brilliant colors.

A nice mix of ultramel & amel motleys have hatched.

Our one and only butter stripe hatched. She's a keeper!

Butter corns & caramel corns hatching.

A golddust emerging from its egg.

An awesome opal motley..... which we will be keeping.

Hypo lavender motleys hatching. This one is a pinstripe.

A golddust motley emerging from its egg.

Fires, sulfurs, golddust diffused & more. Definitely some keepers in this clutch!

A lesser platinum ball python pipping.

We hatched a nice mix of lesser platinums and normal ball pythons this year.

FEMALES	MALES	TARGET MORPHS	STATUS
Abbott's Okeetee Corn Snake	Abbott's Okeetee Corn Snake	Abbott's Okeetees Corn Snakes	Will attempt breeding soon.
Amel (het diffused stripe) Corn Snake	Bloodred Stripe (het amel) Corn Snake	Fire & Bloodred Striped Corn Snakes	Will attempt breeding soon.
Amel Motley (possible het cinder) Corn Snake	Peppermint (possible het motley) Corn Snake	Maybe Peppermint & Peppermint Motley Corn Snakes	Bred X 2
Blizzard Corn Snake	Whiteout (het anery) & Ultramel Tessera (het anery)	Blizzards (het diffused) / Amel & Ultramel Tesseras (het charcoal)	Breeding attempts.
Bloodred Motley (het amel & caramel) Corn	Golddust (het diffused & possible het stripe)	Sulfur & Golddust Diffused, maybe Sulfur & Goldust Motleys	Breeding attempts.
Butter Motley Corn Snake	Peppermint (PH motley)	Amels & maybe Amel Motleys (het cinder & caramel)	Bred X 1
Cinder (possible het hypo & amel) Corn Snake	Peppermint (PH motley) & Ultramel Tessera (het anery)	Cinders & maybe Peppermints / Tesseras (het cinder & amel / ultra)	Will attempt breeding soon.
Creamsicle Hybrid (corn snake + emoryi rat)	Bloodred Stripe (het amel) Corn Snake & Fire Stripe	Creamsicle & Rootbeer Hybrids (het diffused stripe)	Bred X 1 with Bloodred Stripe.
Fire Corn Snake	Fire Stripe (presumed) Corn Snake	Fire (het stripe) Corn Snakes	Breeding attempts.
Granite Motley Corn Snake	Whiteout (het anery) & Ultramel Tessera (het anery)	Granites & Diffused (het motley, anery & charcoal) / Anery Tesseras	Bred X 1 with Whiteout.
Hypo (het diffused, stripe & PH anery) Corn	Bloodred Motley (het hypo, caramel & stripe)	Hypo Bloodred Striped Corn Snakes	Will attempt breeding soon.
Hypo Bloodred (het amel, anery & stripe)	Bloodred Motley (het hypo, caramel & stripe)	Hypo Bloodred Striped Corn Snakes	Will attempt breeding soon.
Hypo Lavender (het stripe) Corn Snake	Hypo Lavender Stripe Corn Snake	Hypo Lavender Striped Corn Snakes	Breeding attempts.
Hypo Lavender Stripe Corn Snake	Hypo Lavender Stripe Corn Snake	Hypo Lavender Striped Corn Snakes	Will attempt breeding soon.
Hypo Pewter Corn Snake	Pewter (het hypo) & Blood Stripe (het amel)	Pewters & Hypo Pewter Corn Snakes / Bloodreds (het charcoal stripe)	Bred X 1 with Pewter.
Hypo Plasma Corn Snake	Hypo Lavender Stripe & Hypo Plasma Corn Snake	Hypo Lavenders (het diffused & stripe) / Hypo Plasmas	Will attempt breeding soon.
Lavender Motley (het amel) Corn Snake	Hypo Lavender Stripe Corn Snake	Lavender Motleys & maybe Opal Motleys if male proves het amel	Breeding attempts.
Lavender Motley (het hypo & PH amel) Corn	Hypo Lavender Stripe Corn Snake	Lavender Motleys & Hypo Lavender Motleys	Will attempt breeding soon.
Okeetee (Love line) Corn Snake	Abbott's Okeetee & Ultramel Tessera (het anery)	Okeetee & Tessera (het amel or ultra) Corn Snakes	Will attempt breeding soon.
Pewter Corn Snake	Whiteout & Ultramel Tessera (het anery) Corn Snake	Pewters (het amel) / Tesseras (het charcoal diffused)	Breeding attempts.
Snow Stripe (high pink) Corn Snake	Snow Stripe (pink) & Ultramel Tessera (het anery)	Pink Snow Stripes / Amel, Ultramel, Snow & Ultramel Anery Tesseras	Breeding attempts.
Sulfur Corn Snake	Sulfur & Butter Stripe Corn Snake	Sulfurs / Butter (het diffused stripe) Corn Snakes	Bred X 1 with butter stripe.
Sunglow Stripe (het anery) Corn Snake	Bloodred Stripe (het amel) & Ultramel Tessera (het anery)	Sunglow & Normal Striped (het diffuse) / various Tessera Morphs	Breeding attempts.
Sunglow Stripe (het anery) Corn Snake	Peppermint (PH motley) & Butter Stripe Corn Snake	Amel (het cinder stripe) / Sunglow striped (het caramel)	Will attempt breeding soon.
Sunglow Motley (het anery & hypo, PH lavender)	Opal Motley (het hypo) Corn Snake	Sunglow Motleys (het lavender) & maybe Opal Motleys	Breeding attempts.
Ultramel (het caramel & diffused) Corn Snake	Bloodred Stripe (het amel)	Ultramel Diffused & Fire (het stripe)	Will attempt breeding soon.
Ultramel Stripe (het caramel) Corn Snake	Butter Stripe Corn Snake	Golddust Stripes, Butter Stripes, Ultramel Stripes & Amel Stripes	Bred X 2

Albino Ball Python (high contrast)	Albino Ball Python, Killer Bee & Lemon Blast	Abino Ball Pythons, Bumble Bees & Lemon Blasts (het albino)	Bred X 1 with K.B. & X1 with L.B.
Blue Eyed Leucistic (Lesser Mojave) BP	Lesser Platinum Ball Python	Blue eyed leucistic, Lesser Platinum & Mojave Ball Pythons	Bred X 3
Blue Eyed Leucistic (White Diamond) BP	Lesser Platinum Ball Python	Blue Eyed Leucistic & Russo het BEL Ball Pythons	Laid slugs
Lesser Platinum (het genetic stripe) BP	Genetic Stripe Ball Python	Lesser Genetic Stripes, Genetic Stripes & Lessers (het stripe)	Bred X 7
Normal Ball Python	Killer Bee & Lemon Blast Ball Python	Bumble Bees, Lemon Blasts, Pastels, Spiders & Pinstripes	Bred X 3 with L.B. & X1 with K.B.
Normal (het piebald) Ball Python	Piebald Ball Python	Piebald & Het Piebald Ball Pythons	Bred X 1
Pastel (possible het piebald) Ball Python	Piebald Ball Python & Lemon Blast	Pastels & Normals (het pied) and maybe Pastel Pieds / Super Blasts	Breeding Attempts
Spider (het albino) Ball Python	Albino Ball Python	Abino Spiders, Abinos, Spiders & Normals (het albino)	Breeding Attempts

Hypo Motley Boa Constrictor (het Kahl albino)	Coral Sunglow Boa Constrictor (Kahl strain)	Sunglow Motleys, Sunglows, Hypo Motleys & Hypos (het albino) RTBs	Bred X 2
Sunglow Boa Constrictor (Kahl strain)	Coral Sunglow Boa Constrictor (Kahl strain)	Sunglow Boa Constrictors	Breeding Attempts

Purple Albino Super Dwarf Reticulated Python	Tiger (het albino) Super Dwarf Reticulated Python	Abino Tigers, Albinos, Tigers & Normal Super Dwarf Retics(het albino)	Breeding Attempts

Our 2012 Anticipated Breeding Plans

These pairings are contingent on females being of adequate weight & health status at the time of breeding and snake cooperation. Some clutches will have more than one possible father, but this will only be attempted with snakes having gene combinations that should make actual paternity obvious. Do we really expect to produce all of these target morphs? Absolutely not! Each year we overshoot big time, knowing we will not produce everything we want due to snakes not cooperating, not ovulating, laying infertile eggs, some eggs not surviving incubation, non-feeding hatchlings, etc. Realistically speaking, if we produce even half of these target morphs, it will be a good year! Of course most of these pairings should also produce plenty of common morphs and some normals as well.

Click here to see pictures of our 2012 anticipated breeding snakes

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