>>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.



Later,
-----
Dwight Good

http://www.kingsnake.com/obsoleta

[ Hide Replies ]

• hatchling albino patternless ###PHOTO### - mike_panic, Mon Aug 4 10:33:44 2003
• here is a het sibling - mike_panic, Mon Aug 4 10:35:09 2003
• this is one of the males, he is crazy yellow! ###PHOTO### - mike_panic, Mon Aug 4 10:36:38 2003
• That guy is sweet!!!.... - lbrat, Mon Aug 4 17:41:42 2003
• He's beautiful! - Mark Banczak, Mon Aug 4 17:58:08 2003
• I'm also curious - any Yellow Ratsnake in the mix? - Jolliff, Mon Aug 4 19:04:37 2003
• as far as kathy love tells me....... - mike_panic, Mon Aug 4 19:25:39 2003
• Yeah, but what are they? - Mark Banczak, Mon Aug 4 19:45:13 2003
• Got it. - Mark Banczak, Mon Aug 4 19:50:52 2003
• I didn't see any indication of . . .> - terryp, Mon Aug 4 20:07:13 2003
• thanks terry, the bottom line is - mike_panic, Mon Aug 4 21:05:12 2003
• Did not say he was misrepresenting anything... - Jolliff, Tue Aug 5 19:07:29 2003
• lol, sorry Mike....... - mike_panic, Tue Aug 5 20:44:12 2003
• You just put your view of misrepresenting . . .> - terryp, Tue Aug 5 21:39:08 2003
• RE: this is one of the males, he is crazy yellow! ###PHOTO### - Mark Banczak, Mon Aug 4 20:19:03 2003
• RE: this is one of the males, he is crazy yellow! ###PHOTO### - mike_panic, Mon Aug 4 21:01:49 2003
• RE: this is one of the males, he is crazy yellow! ###PHOTO### - DAV6969, Tue Aug 5 04:34:25 2003
• whats up Dave, they were purchased from Glades in 1992.n/p - mike_panic, Tue Aug 5 08:05:25 2003
• a question??? - gila7150, Mon Aug 4 20:36:54 2003
• RE: a question??? - Dwight Good, Mon Aug 4 22:54:55 2003
• RE: a question??? - mike_panic, Tue Aug 5 08:11:35 2003
• Let's see . . . . .> - terryp, Tue Aug 5 10:44:59 2003
• more info on blotchless rats.. - Dwight Good, Mon Aug 4 22:50:18 2003