I don't know either.. Oh, I know when I see an animal that has the traits of Blood boas but just what it is and how it works are a mystery to me. (but I'm a dummy at how all that works)..
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Keep in mind that you can inbreed for practically any look or trait and you will get more of your targeted looks in the offspring in a fairly predictable way, this doesn't mean the trait is something specific that is passed on in any breeding as a recessive or dominant genetic trait. I'm supposing this has all been demonstrated in multiple generations? .. or the Boas are sold on looks alone, not inheritable genetics?
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I've seen many boas of all sizes that had the looks of a Blood boa. By that I mean reduced or dispersed melanin in places where it normally is seen and a tendency to be red or reddish as adults.. yet the boas are not RED, like red on the tail of a nice boa.
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In Mexico I've seen wild Boas that would pass for 'B' grade Bloods, adults, sitting in the road or on the sand. And they have a lot of the pattern-looks of the El salvador snakes as well. I was just in Mexico last Summer and I saw a Boa a friend had (looking for the pics!) that he brought from isla Mujeres. It could pass for a very orange Blood boa. It's now in that roadside Zoo between Pto. Morelos and Can Cun.
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• What is a "Blood Boa"? - boaphile, Tue Dec 12 10:23:55 2006
• RE: What is a "Blood Boa"? - ChrisGilbert, Tue Dec 12 11:09:06 2006
• I have yet to see one that looks like... - boaphile, Tue Dec 12 11:31:42 2006
• RE: I have yet to see one that looks lik - ChrisGilbert, Tue Dec 12 11:37:11 2006
• They are ..... - Locolizard, Tue Dec 12 11:48:19 2006
• 2p - caparu, Tue Dec 12 13:19:19 2006
• RE: I have yet to see one that looks like... - zenzinia, Tue Dec 12 17:48:28 2006
• I just can't figure out what it is... - boaphile, Tue Dec 12 18:51:47 2006
• Thats exactly the key..... - vcaruso15, Tue Dec 12 20:22:52 2006
• Pure El Salvador ... - GainesReptiles, Tue Dec 12 13:54:21 2006
• BONUS pics ... - GainesReptiles, Tue Dec 12 14:00:12 2006
• Stepladder - maizeysdad, Tue Dec 12 14:43:01 2006
• That "little guy" ... - GainesReptiles, Tue Dec 12 19:24:11 2006
• RE: What is a "Blood Boa"? - RioBravoReptiles, Tue Dec 12 15:16:33 2006
• RE: What is a "Blood Boa"? - wstreps, Tue Dec 12 18:37:43 2006
• RE: What is a "Blood Boa"? - metachrosis, Tue Dec 12 20:18:14 2006
• RE: What is a "Blood Boa"? - metachrosis, Tue Dec 12 20:21:31 2006
• Is it even a morph? - slithering_serpents, Tue Dec 12 20:36:48 2006
• RE: What is a "Blood Boa"? - amiemac9, Wed Dec 13 06:36:34 2006
• Very nice wannabe! n/p - shot, Wed Dec 13 08:45:10 2006
• coming around pretty well I see.. Nice! - bcijoe, Wed Dec 13 12:32:19 2006
• Thanks !! He's a great little guy. n/m - amiemac9, Wed Dec 13 14:34:12 2006
• Ive wondered myself - STUART, Wed Dec 13 17:09:06 2006
• RE: Thats a nice snake !! - johnberry, Thu Dec 14 10:46:28 2006