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Stargazer Stripe
Stargazer About Stargazer
Two copies are recorded for this trait.
Recessive
How do you know?
Appearance reported by owner
Reported risk: Snakes with two copies are reported to have a neurological balance problem: twisting of the head and neck, corkscrewing and trouble righting themselves, worse when handled or feeding. Carriers with one copy look and act normal.
MorphMarket MorphpediaCorn snake breeder page on StargazingGuttatophiles corn snake reference: Stargazer (in French)
Stripe About Stripe
Two copies are recorded for this trait.
Recessive
How do you know?
Appearance reported by owner
Reported risk: A 2025 study reported brain white-matter vacuolation in one juvenile Stripe corn snake, but not in the adult examined. The authors observed no associated neurological symptoms, obvious vision impairment or reduced fertility; the clinical significance is unknown.
Montandon SA, Beaudier P, Ullate-Agote A, et al. Regulatory and disruptive variants in the CLCN2 gene are associated with modified skin color pattern phenotypes in the corn snake. Genome Biology 26(1): 73 (2025).
