>>Since albino quadrivittata lose their juvenile pattern and become patternless bright yellow ratsnakes as adults, what is the advantage of having a patternless hatchling?



See my post below. I think they are pretty neat, its very odd to see an obsoleta hatchling without blotches,



>>I'm just trying to figure out why it would be necessary to breed a black ratsnake x everglades (bubblegum) to a striped yellow ratsnake to produce almost the same exact look as a adult albino yellow ratsnake. I don't mean to criticize the project...just kinda curious about the appearance of this snake as an adult.



I think the reason they introduced 'bubblegum' rat bloodlines was to add the albino gene into the project. I doubt if albino yellow rats were as commonly available back in the 80's as they are now. Just a thought.



Certainly neat snakes, whether in the normal or albino form.



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Dwight Good

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