Half ball python Half blood python

[hoax]

I personally think people should stop playing God. I hope this didn't come off as an attack, but merely an opinion from the other side


Just my 2 pennies

Not trying to argue just pointing out that some one "playing god" made the bumble bee and many other of our most prized morphs.


I don't want to argue just pointing out the obvious.

By the way I would really like to get a blood and do some hybridizing...

I just need to learn more of the genetics!

Mike

[Soterios]

The Mongrel ball is a superball bred back to a Ball Python. So thats what, 33% Blood and 66% Ball?

Stormwulf, the thing thats bad about hybrids, is when they end up in irresponsible hands. In they're own right and in the right hands, hybrids CAN be OK. Morally wrong in my eyes, but can be raised as pets none the less.

What I'm talking about in the wrong hands, is that you get animals that can have hidden genes/species DNA, that may not be so noticeable.

Now, if you just don't care what species of snake your about to buy, then go for it.

But I would rather avoid any confusion, and make sure what I'm buying is really what it's supposed to be.

Granted there are hybrid farm animals and what not...which is a whole 'nother issue altogether, but in the reptile community, I personally think people should stop playing God. I hope this didn't come off as an attack, but merely an opinion from the other side


Just my 2 pennies

Ummm...this whole forum is about taking genetic defects and emphasizing them.

[SPJ]

Ummm...this whole forum is about taking genetic defects and emphasizing them.

There is a difference between genetics of BP's (WC is how this all morph stuff started) and crossing 2 different species that would not naturally breed together in the wild.

[2kdime]

Like SPJ said, I'm all for selective breeding within a species to produce pattern mutations. But breeding a snake from arid Africa and a snake from the tropics of Malaysia isn't right.

Sorry to hijack the thread OP.

Ummm...this whole forum is about taking genetic defects and emphasizing them.

[Mettle]

I really dig the pics of the carpalls that I've been able to find online. Neat looking snakes.

A lot of people seem to have a very strong opinion on hybrids but I don't mind them so long as the offspring are healthy and can lead decent lives.

[Sanova]

Never seen these type of snakes before, They look interesting, but to me a BP is the cutest thing ever.

Not sure why people have such strong opinions about them though. (not asking)

[littleindiangirl]

Does anyone know exactly which species the superball was produced from? I keep hearing "blood python", but do they mean red blood, black blood, or short tailed borneo?

It was a P. Curtus.

[littleindiangirl]

There is a difference between genetics of BP's (WC is how this all morph stuff started) and crossing 2 different species that would not naturally breed together in the wild.

Damn straight!!

[Beardedragon]

The Mongrel is too far, in no time we are not going to know if our ball pythons are 1/32 blood or not if it keeps going on.

[waltah!]

I like em. I don't have issues with hybrids that can't be sold as pure. Nobody in their right mind would think a superball was a normal blood or ball. Lots of Morelia crosses are tough to distinguish. Those are the ones that could be bred out and sold as standard species which lead to unethical sales and such.