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SnakesAndStuff
at Fri Jul 24 17:58:16 2009 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by SnakesAndStuff ]
Okay... I think I see what you're saying here. You believe that all the variation in snakes has arisen in the last 6,000 years from a common ancestor, and that interspecies evolution has occurred, but don't believe that evolution from one taxa to another at a higher level has occurred if I'm understanding you correctly? While the scientific evidence demonstrates otherwise, I will digress and keep the topic on the hybrids posted.
Nice pictures of the hybrids, shows a lot of variation. I think many snake species are relatively closely related and suspect that much of the ideas of hybrids being sterile comes from the cross breeding of hoof stock. I suspect that hybrids from close relatives of snake species will be able to produce viable offspring than what we observe in other taxa. While I'm not crazy about hybrids, it is rather curious to see what happens when hybridization does occur. I personally believe that copperhead/cottonmouth hybrids occur in the wild more often than we give them credit for.
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RE: Good question. - SnakesAndStuff, Fri Jul 24 17:58:16 2009