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RE: Looking for a complete list of variations
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by pictigaster1 on December 12, 2008
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John it was alot like your hobgoblin this guy saw me in the hospital while I was in for copperhead bite when I LOST MY FINGER. He freaked out said he had a pritty copperhead he cought in abilene he wanted to give away.Gave him my sons phone number. he called my son went by his house gave him a massauaga a arizona black tail and said snake.My son said hay dad I think this snake is a hypo or something its not normal .I blew it off.When I got out of the hospital I went to his house and nearly died on the spot.Days later he suprised me and gave me the snake.I never took a picture I had that and a few other snakes at his house for a few days a couple of weeks later,he had a house fire that killed every thing but one lepidus saved by the firedepartment ALL DESTROIED SORRY I SHOULD OF TOOK PICTURES ONLY HAD IT LESS THAN MONTH.LOST THAT LOTTERY.
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by theemojohnm on December 12, 2008
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I AGREE WITH ROB 100% REGADING THIS TOPIC!!!
I think Als approach to these types of things (more so hybrids, but selctive breeding aswell) is very similar to my own.
I always love how effective his single comment is when I hear of someone come here and ask what the best way to produce a "gabino" is.
"Just because you can, does'nt mean you should"
I think that statement holds true here aswell. Me and JohnZ have discussed this before if I'm not mistaken, and have some similar views on this topic. Other than melanistic, albino, etc, that ARE NATURALLY OCCURING, I hate "morphs", and would much prefer a snake "as it should be, naturally".
The generations upon generations of selective breeding that the ball pythons have been subjected to, only to benefit our dollar, is sickening. Many Colubrids are not far behind either, with corn snake "morphs" being pretty "popular". If you find an interestingly patterened snake, by all means, try to keep that trait going.
There is a lot that can be learned by breeding programs to isolate traits that can naturally be produced, but THERE IS A LIMIT.
If it takes 13 years and 300+ breedings (with breeding parents back to siblings, to het for this/that, introducing new bloodlines then breeding back to siblings/parents all over again), than it is quite apparent that whatever "super-morph" such a project will produce, WOULD NEVER occur in nature, and subsequently is immoral and selfish.
Why would'nt we all like to have snakes they way you would find then naturally, untouched by human hands, anyway??!!
Again, to some degree..acceptable. But, there is CERTAINLY a limit.
Take Care,
~John Mendrola.
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