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    wierd genetic anomaly?

    Hi,

    I was browsing on a british herp forum and saw a link to a strange snake that Ralph Davis hatched out this year.

    Linky (clutch 16)

    I wondered is anyone had any opinions on cause?

    Looking at the last 2 pics of it it looks like the eye area is swollen out (as evidenced by the skin between the scales) and I wondered if it was something like encephalitis.


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    Re: wierd genetic anomaly?

    i have no idea but i feel bad for the little guy... that's gotta mess with his already not great eyesight!
    *I love this crazy, tragic, almost magic, awful, beautiful life*
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    Re: wierd genetic anomaly?

    I had a clutch of albino garter snakes like that.....they all eventually died. My hypothesis was malformed eye pressure regulation apparatti, or/and hydrocephaly. I would be highly surprised if that snake lived.......

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    Re: wierd genetic anomaly?

    Yea he has pics of that one feeding in his journal .. He says its doing well.
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    Re: wierd genetic anomaly?

    Quote Originally Posted by Freakie_frog
    Yea he has pics of that one feeding in his journal .. He says its doing well.

    for some reason it hasnt been updated at all for what i can see...i have a good time reading his journal but can you tell me where you see the updates because i have nothing on this end


    if you cant afford to take care of it, dont get it

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    Re: wierd genetic anomaly?

    Quote Originally Posted by NickMyers03
    for some reason it hasnt been updated at all for what i can see...i have a good time reading his journal but can you tell me where you see the updates because i have nothing on this end
    I don't remember I'll see if I can find it. But it was just a little pic that he puts up in his journal.
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    Re: wierd genetic anomaly?

    It almost looks like the bug-eyed leucistic Rat snakes, but the scale area on this Ball does look more swollen. Maybe the swelling will eventually go down. Nice to see that Ralph didn't cull him, though.

    -Lawrence

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    Re: wierd genetic anomaly?

    Wow; that made my jaw drop. I hope for the little booger's sake that he is ok and can live. I would definately never breed that snake though.
    -Jen. Back in the hobby after a hiatus!
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