>>a Line

A line is simply selective breeding for certain charatersitics. Once those have been established I guess one can refer to that as a line kinda like the Love's Okeetee Corns etc...



>>a Strain

A strain is referred to as a type of mutation again like corns with anerythristic mutaation there is Type A and Type B so 2 different strains or the Peanut Butter and the Hypo. These arent compatible either.



>>a Hybrid

Breeding 2 different species i.e. Pantherophis and Lampropeltis.



>>an Intergrade

An intergrade is when you have 2 or more subspecies with overlapping ranges that interbreed. The result is populations of intergrades with traits from each or more from one than the other depending on geography and population size etc...



>>and Locale Specifc myself.

Locale specific is a particular animal from a county or even a road (Alterna guys lol). Its been suggested that locality should be broken down by habitat and thats probably true but habitat is so fragmented these days it may not be relevant in all cases. County info is simply a tool but it doesnt define a look as many differing animals can come from a single county. Plus Im sure snakes dont stop at county lines and return home so they dont mess up there locale status lol.



Keith
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