return to main index

  mobile - desktop
follow us on facebook follow us on twitter follow us on YouTube link to us on LinkedIn
Southwestern Center for Herpetological Research  
click here for Rodent Pro
Mice, Rats, Rabbits, Chicks, Quail
Available Now at RodentPro.com!
Locate a business by name: click to list your business
search the classifieds. buy an account
events by zip code list an event
Search the forums             Search in:
News & Events: Herp Photo of the Day: Corn Snake . . . . . . . . . .  Herp Photo of the Day: Ball Python . . . . . . . . . .  Greater Cincinnati Herp Society Meeting - Sept 03, 2025 . . . . . . . . . .  Southwestern Herp Society Meeting - Sept 06, 2025 . . . . . . . . . .  St. Louis Herpetological Society - Sept 14, 2025 . . . . . . . . . .  San Diego Herp Society Meeting - Sept 16, 2025 . . . . . . . . . .  Colorado Herp Society Meeting - Sept 20, 2025 . . . . . . . . . .  Chicago Herpetological Society Meeting - Sept 21, 2025 . . . . . . . . . .  Bay Area Herpetological Society Meeting - Sep 26, 2025 . . . . . . . . . .  Suncoast Herp Society Meeting - Sept 27, 2025 . . . . . . . . . .  Suncoast Herp Society Meeting - Sept 27, 2025 . . . . . . . . . .  DFW Herp Society Meeting - Sep 27, 2025 . . . . . . . . . . 

The way John sees it.

[ Login ] [ User Prefs ] [ Search Forums ] [ Back to Main Page ] [ Back to Boa Forum ]

Posted by: jscrick at Thu Dec 6 20:16:05 2007   [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by jscrick ]  
   

Bci always trumps Bcc, in my opinion. In other words, there are tons of captive bred and born Boa constrictor imperitor out there with Boa constrictor constrictor in them. It's just not well defined.

However, if it looks like a Boa constrictor constrictor (phenotype) then chances are it's pure Bcc.

If it looks like a Bci it may be pure Bci or it may not be pure Bci.

When the two are mixed Bci is the dominant phenotype.
That's just my opinion.

As far as your boa being Hypo, Salmon, Pastel. I'd bet it's not Salmon or any other morph that is based on Central American (Panama and others)genetics, because boas from those lines exhibit grayish color characteristics on their anterior/sides. Those are also dominant phenotipic traits that always exhibit themselves when genetically present.

Your snake does not exhibit the Central American Bci trait (gray head or gray anterior/sides), therefore I don't believe it has any Central American blood in it.

It would therefore NOT be a Salmon or Orange-tail Hypo, in part or in whole. It would be a Pastel Bci, or something along those lines in my opinion.

jsc
-----
"As hard as I've tried, just can't NOT do this"
John Crickmer


   

[ Hide Replies ]


>> Next topic:  Bingo! "Pre-ovulation Swell" follow up.. - boaphile, Wed Dec 5 16:17:58 2007
<< Previous topic:  breeding question(s) I know - more? - rainbowsrus, Wed Dec 5 12:35:49 2007