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Posted by: Warren_Booth at Mon May 7 21:19:48 2007 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by Warren_Booth ] There is a simple reason why there are albinos in the litter... multiple paternity. This is a common mating system in snakes. Females, being polyandrous (i.e. mating with multiple males who each sire offspring in the litter) enhance genetic diversity in the offspring this way. | ||
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