Lavender
Gene
Lavender corn snakes are a recessive color morph of Pantherophis guttatus with cool gray, lilac, mauve, and pinkish tones. The mutation changes the way dark and red pigments appear, so the black areas of a normal corn become lavender-gray or plum and the orange ground color is muted. Many lavenders hatch as understated gray snakes with burgundy eyes and develop more pastel purple or rosy color as they grow, though line and combinations can shift the final look.
Daily care follows normal corn snake husbandry, with attention to secure housing and stable temperatures rather than any lavender-specific treatment. Pale snakes can make shed fragments, mites, or small abrasions harder to notice at a glance, so close checks during handling are useful. Breeding lavender is straightforward only when the genetics are known: two carriers can produce visual lavenders, and combinations such as amel lavender or diffused lavender have their own names in the hobby. Ask for feeding records and parent information when purchasing a young animal for a breeding plan.
