>>Er yup, but they got loose. And have an impact. One might presume if hybrids not native to any given area are releaved by what ever method, and HAVE an ability to breed with local animals will impact that area.
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>>The use of tegus ect was just to show that crap happens and stuff gets loose. Thats all. that was used since there was a question about captive animals even getting into the wildlife.
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but you are still talking about invasive species taking hold in areas they wouldn't normally have been.
Our main topic here is corn snakes, of course.
Take animals that are hybridized with corn snakes and let them go. If they do breed chances are, as mentioned before, it will be with one or the other parent species. Thus diluting the mix.
With invasive species they will only breed with their own species. Therefor they will seek out their own species. They will be drawn towards their own kind, reproducing and increasing in number.
With the hybrids it is just as feasible for them to take either species and not be as selective.
I guess with these species it would be a release of pheromones that would attract a mate?
If so, then the release of species A or species B pheromones would be as likely to attract a hybrid as AB pheromones.
It would also be more likely that A or B species would be more prevelant then AB hybrids.
To me it just goes to numbers and I don't see the numbers supporting damage.
Especially in the normal scenerios where a hybrid may get loose here or there. There wouldn't even be another hybrid to breed with.
They would only have the oportunity to breed with A or B.
This goes back to what I said earlier, unless a very very large number were released into a controlled area.

of course this is just my opinion and may be complete bull %$#@
......oh well
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