Morph researchers wanted!

[sarahsnake]

they`re a bit odd, even giving each one a morph name is a bit subjective, they all vary so much and no two are the same?
what one breeder will name a harlequin will be a flame to another.

i`ve had some very odd hatchlings pop out - like a harlequin to harlequin pairing giving flame, harly, buckskin and dalmations, when there are no dalmations in the line for at least 3 generations.

totally random, and i believe the long establised breeders think their morph inheritance is more polygeneic?

[TABsGirl]

I know there are a ton of retic python morphs almost as many as Corn snake morphs. But I don't know enough to help too much with it. What if I could bring a guy onto the site that has a ton of retics and new morphs that he pops out all the time? Would that be helpful?

[eeji]

that would be great, I love retics

[DMong]

Hello,....

I know of several morphs that aren't listed in the milksnake, or kingsnake section. As well as a newly-discovered wild locale-specific "greenish" (Yellow x Black Rat natural intergrade) mutation originating from Horry County, South Carolina that I have a 2.2 breeding group of. These are NOT man-made mutt crosses produced from "stolen" genetics either, and are as genuinely authentic as they come, they just happen not to be Yellows or Blacks, but are a naturally occuring intergrade form of both in that particular area. As a matter of fact, the normal "greenish" rat intergrade wild females used in the breedings were both captured less than 130 yards from where the original morph male was found. I have the entire history and full story on these and MANY other interesting morph history's too, several of which are locality-specific. There are several of the milksnake and kingsnake subspecies that you don't even have listed in the morphs section that there are proven genetic morphs of.

I have been owning, studying and researching different types of snakes for decades now, and between myself and a few close associates of mine, know of things that most folks in this hobby wouldn't even dream of. I am also planning on co-authoring some books in the future.

I could certainly help a great deal with updating the Lampropeltis section especially.


cheers, ~Doug

[eeji]

Thanks Doug that would be great, you have a PM

[pinky010685]

I'll gladly help with the research, mainland retics, dwarf and super dwarf, ball pythons, anything really.

[eeji]

Thank you pinky, we could do with the help on the python side of things. The ball python section is getting a bit neglected so is probably in need of a good update, and retics is something I would like to see added. I'll shoot you over a pm

[Tania]

Hi Ian, I know I haven't been online much and I understand if you are tired of waiting I would like to continue with the cresteds if you still want me to do it.

[eeji]

Thanks Tania, I'll redo your researcher permissions now

[Sinisterart]

hi eeji i would like to be a researcher i am very much interested in cornsnakes mainly amel gene such as normal amel plus motley and stripe and sunglow reverse okeetee and candy cane i also have an interest in kingsnakes and hybrids an also leopard geckos