"Same could happen here. The 1-10% that did survive are more cold tolerant than the rest and another deep freeze only kills a few. Not the result we hoped for."



Resistance to a pathogen and resistance to suboptimal temperatures are two very different things, biologically. It's a relatively minor tweak to the immune system versus a major change in physiological parameters. I predict the survivors were mainly snakes that just happened to seek slightly warmer retreats than the majority, and will show little increased resistance to cold.
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Brad Chambers

WWW.HCU-TX.ORG



Breeder of:

Green Tree Pythons

Jungle Carpet Pythons

Pastel, Pinstripe, FIRE, Piebald, Clown, Lavender Albino, Leucistic, and Spider Ball Pythons

Striped Colombian Boa Constrictors

Kenyan, Rufescens, and Conicus Sand Boas

Red Phase Western Hognose Snakes

Spider Western Hognose Snakes

Albino Western Hognose Snakes

Locality Trans-Pecos Mexican Hognose Snakes

Southern Hognose Snakes

Eastern Hognose Snakes

Tricolor Hognose Snakes

Hypo Checkered Garter Snakes

Eastern Blackneck Garter Snakes

Stillwater Hypo Bullsnakes

Patternless Bullsnakes

S. GA Eastern Kingsnakes

Locality Desert Kingsnakes

Albino Desert Kingsnakes

Hypo Desert Kingsnakes

Mexican Black Kingsnakes

Desert Phase, Striped Desert, Newport, and Coastal California Kingsnakes

Locality Mexican Milksnakes

Spotted Mexican Milksnakes

Tangerine Mexican Milksnakes

Locality Alterna

Abbott Okeetee Cornsnakes

Mexican Baird's Ratsnakes

Cape Housesnakes

Tangerine Albino African Fat -Tailed Geckos

Locality Spotted Turtles

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