Hi Johnnic,



Thank you for your reply. I am glad you have these wonderful snakes, they really are fascinating.



Tom imported a decent sized group of bright red/orange DRMB from Europe unrelated and different in appearance to Bob O.'s stock. I saw both Bob and Tom last week and amongst other topics of discussion we were talking about the differences in the bloodlines during dinner conversations.



If you scroll down a few posts the female I have is a red European import with one of Bob's orange males.



You are absolutely correct on taking time to develop colors, I currently have 4.0 bright red males, 4.0 bright red females sub-adults, 3.0 pastel reds, and a few brown males, all are 3 years old except for 1.1 2011 snakes which Tom bred last year. The babies were born bright orange with black tipping on the pattern, unlike other DRMB which soon turn brown for a time before adult coloration, these babies have increased in color and continue to look bright orange.



When I last visited Bob's place in NJ you can see about nine different color/pattern combinations hypo reds, dark reds, greys, browns, combinations, pastels, and so forth, including calico's. The calico's are born normal looking but contain a masking gene that "turns on" at about 2-3 years, creating white patches or in a few cases a 95% white snake. Several pictures of individuals are posted on Facebook. Tom posts many pictures on his wall and undercurrent imports have several pictures on their page.



Both Tom and Bob are dear friends. You've got terrific boa's, pictures would be nice to view if you decide to post them.



Truly,



Paul Bodnar

Crocodile Wildlife Conservationist

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