Hybrids?!

If this is possible ...
Is a Burmese X Ball Python Hybrid possible?!

http://www.chondroweb.com/DrFrankenstein/BloodBall.htm

Burmese and bp? That would be very stange.
But this exact hybrid has been spotted before.

I would have to say yes anything is possible but No you would not likely see it nor should it be done. its sorta like blood/balls yes it can be done but should it........

I think a burm x bp cross would be much worse and more likely to have odd problems than a blood x ball cross. I mean the size difference is quite staggering...

I woudl guess that the ball python and the burm would be too different genetically to cross them successfully. This being evidenced by their very differing sizes. Maybe someone else is a little bit more knowledgible on genetics?...

yea that would be weird! a giant bp....... whoa!

Just the thought of a bp locking up with a burm gives me the creeps.

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Originally Posted by Ginevive

I woudl guess that the ball python and the burm would be too different genetically to cross them successfully. This being evidenced by their very differing sizes. Maybe someone else is a little bit more knowledgible on genetics?...

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Actually, they're both within the same genus, which would possibly make it easier to breed them together than with other genera - i.e. Morelia or Liasis. We've bred Angolans to balls, burms to retics, carpets to macklots to diamonds, all with varying & surprising results.

A debate over whether or not hybrid "should" be created is another matter entirely. Personally I'm not a huge fan, but it is fascinating to see the outcome of some of the various crosses, as well as finding out when Mother Nature puts her foot down - which she has done more than once on various combos.

Just my $.02

K

Hybrids are fine with me as long as you are sure that there won't be overdo genetic defects that you overlook simply because the snake looks cool.

oh my, burm x retics? thats crazy

I personally wouldnt do it, but having said that .. they are kinda crazy looking. I wouldnt have a big problem with it if you could prove that it could, has, or will happen in the wild. Otherwise, it just seems a little much like playing god to me. Just my opinion.

Whats wrong with playing god? :twisted:

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Originally Posted by led4urhead

I personally wouldnt do it, but having said that .. they are kinda crazy looking. I wouldnt have a big problem with it if you could prove that it could, has, or will happen in the wild. Otherwise, it just seems a little much like playing god to me. Just my opinion.

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I don't think it's any different from dogs, different breeds cross together.

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Not that Im saying it's right, but it's really amazing looking at the new species. 8)

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Originally Posted by First_time_herp

Whats wrong with playing god? :twisted:

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your bs-ing right?

I don't think it would be possible, because a mature burm is gonna be WAY bigger than a mature BP, lol. And The size difference is just too big. Like Blood pythons are close to the same size as Ball Pythons, just at the most 2ft in difference.

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I don't think it's any different from dogs, different breeds cross together.

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Dogs are all the same species though (canis familiaris) not so with this.

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Originally Posted by Danny

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Originally Posted by First_time_herp

Whats wrong with playing god? :twisted:

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your bs-ing right?

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If you mean I was joking, then yes.