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Snakefinger
at Sat Nov 5 09:17:03 2005 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by Snakefinger ]
G'day John,
thanks a lot for your remarks. At least there is a possibility that Z. persicus could be hybridized with another species, that is Z. situla, as S. Ryabov proved.
I have contacted Robert, but he didn't know himself. The director of the Tula Exotarium, Russia told me that the piebald variation could indeed occur in nature, though its chances to survive may be very small due to the fact, that they'd become easy victims for predators or get caught by humans who sell them  . Another herper, who keeps the piebald variation, confirmed that his amimals are in fact one of the rare aberrations in nature.
I was just wondering, if they are a result of cross-breeding between the light and melanistic morph.
Thanks again
Snakefinger
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1,1 Elaphe dione
1,1 Coelognathus helenus
1,1 Zamenis persicus
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