
Carolina Corn Snakes
(hatchlings, various colour morphs inc, Creamsicle Anerythristic & Snow Corns)
Corn and Rat snakes both belong to the genus Elaphe; Corns belong to the species Elaphe guttata; many of the rat snakes are subspecies of Elaphe obsoleta. For a full list of the Elaphe species, see the EMBL Database: Colubridae: Elaphe.
The Latin word elaphe means deerskin; guttata means speckled or spotted
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