Red Coat Corn Snakes
The Red Coat gene produces a corn snake with darker, richer reds than a normal animal from the same line by deepening the red pigment. This is a different gene from Red Factor, so the two names are not interchangeable on a listing.
About the Red Coat gene
The Red Coat gene for corn snakes makes the red pigment stronger. It is used by breeders to make the colour of other animals a deeper red, and breeders often breed it into Okeetee lines.
Appearance
A Red Coat corn snake displays deeper and darker shades of red compared to a normal animal from the same line. This gene works on the red itself to intensify what is already on the snake.
Genetics
Because Red Coat is recessive, animals that are Het Red Coat, 50% Het Red Coat, 66% Het Red Coat and Pos Het Red Coat look like normal corn snakes. This is a separate gene from Red Factor. Red Factor is inherited differently, so the two names are not interchangeable on a listing. You will also see it written as one word, Redcoat. To give Okeetee stock a stronger red, the combination bred is Red Coat Okeetee.