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weird?
I had a friend send me a picture of a huge rattlesnake and the caption on the picture said the breeders found a way to breed a boa to a rattlesnake?? I just wanted to know if this is biologically possible to accomplish since it way different species of snake.
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The chances are astronomical if not impossible even if you put the genetic differences aside they would have to overcome the fact that rattlesnakes lay eggs and boas have live birth.
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Boas are live bearers and rattlesnakes lay eggs. So, no.
Its pretty much like saying a human can breed with an ostrich.
Last edited by Mike41793; 05-04-2013 at 03:34 PM.
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Re: weird?
Its highly unlikely due to multiple factors... both have very different physiology, breeding behaviors, and husbandry requirements, btw rattlesnakes don't lay eggs, they are live bearers.
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Like Katiekat said, Rattlesnakes are livebearers as well.
That still sounds laughable and I doubt we're ever going to see someone breed a BoaRattler hybrid. You'd have to overcome the issue of the Boa potentially dying were it to be bit as well.
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weird?
I stand corrected. I did not know that rattlesnakes were live bearers. You all learnededed me well!
Still don't think its possible at all though.
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Ha sounds like a wonderful hybrid. I will take four and they will be my guard snakes, and I will give them innocent sounding names like fluffy.
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Am I the only one who wants to see this picture of the supposed hybrid....??
As far as them being able to hybridize, I doubt it could it happen. The above reasons are all good reasons for such. I believe they are not closely related enough to be able to hybridize. They are from entirely different families so they are only in the same order and sub order..Squamata and Serpentes.
All of the hybridized animals I know of, have come from with in the same genus. A couple examples would be Muskie X Northern Pike, Lion X Tiger, Grizzly Bear X Polar bear, Ball Python X Blood Python. I am not familiar with any hybridization coming from the same Family but two different Genus. Not to say that it cant happen, I am just not aware of such of a thing.
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Re: weird?
Originally Posted by katiekat
Its highly unlikely due to multiple factors... both have very different physiology, breeding behaviors, and husbandry requirements, btw rattlesnakes don't lay eggs, they are live bearers.
Ditto. Rattlesnakes have live babies....a friend of mine used to breed west coast greens, and Eastern diamondbacks
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