A detective must understand statistics, and the ability to discern small nuances, which convey much.  3 of 5 is how many times I beat my son in chess last Saturday. It is arrogance and folly to presume those odds determine the strength of a gene. Then back it up with a comparison to an albino? Please...

Here is a gem of knowledge for the truly discerning boa keeper: Parthenogenesis happens, and can wreak havoc on Mendelian genetics. 

You came here to promote your new morph. That much is clear. But it seems your posts are more of an instigation. Your stance has always been against morphs period. Now you change your mind with the exception of purity of species. Then elaborate to say it would not be ok to intentionally cross it with another morph to make something new. Would it not be awesome to create a melanistic version of a Zero™, purity maintained?

Many morphs have occurred in multiple subspecies. Until now, your take was always to point out how one looked like this species or that, and was obviously a cross. "All hypos are sabogae", etc... Since there is already a Bci version of your Zero™, known as the Sterling, maybe you can comprehend the principle that random mutations happen, independent of cross breeding.

In the wild there is natural selection, which is controlled by all the facets of mother nature and the grand design. In captivity that is out the window. Boas are living art. There are all kinds of art, and all kinds of artists, and that's what keeps life interesting.

Herman, you dipped your toes in the morph water, and you liked it. Crow tastes nothing like chicken, but in your position, it is the meal of the day.

Best of luck with those bug-eyed Longis. The inbreeding is quite evident.


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Jesse Van Atta
www.foreverboas.com

"Continuing to cling to the patterns you know, inhibits your ability to discover what you don't know." - Eric Allenbaugh

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