Has anyone ever heard of such a thing. I found a photograph of one on a google search, but is it even possible? What are your thoughts?
Nick
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Scrub, Carpet Hybrids
P_Reticulatus
Jun 19, 2006 03:51 PM
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Andy__G
Jun 19, 2006 06:06 PM
A breeder here in canada, Mardy McManus, recently hatched out some of that particular cross. The babies are pretty unique looking.
FrankR
Jun 20, 2006 08:15 AM
I believe that cross to be possible, most python species in my opinion can be hybridized, if they mate successfully at the correct time in their breeding cycles.
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Frank Roberts
R&R Herpetological
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DavidKendrick
Jun 20, 2006 02:55 PM
Here is a link to some pics of the cross, they are interesting...
www.moreliapythons.com/forums/showthread.php?t=9299
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Andy__G
Jun 20, 2006 07:14 PM
...not a hybrid in this case.
jfarah
Jun 21, 2006 01:50 PM
Does that mean you consider scrub pythons and carpets to be the same species?
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- Joe Farah
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iamsnakeshack
Jun 21, 2006 02:51 PM
If they can make viable, fertile offspring aren’t they the same species by definition? I don’t know. Food for thought…
Chance
Jun 21, 2006 11:29 PM
Fortunately that's no longer the accepted hard-line definition of species. Morphology, behavior, and breeding are out the window; in with DNA and genetics. Womas and carpets can produce babies, though admittedly it's yet unknown whether they're viable. Assuming they are, you would consider them the same species? Even if they aren't viable, retic and burm hybrids certainly are, yet they are definitely not the same species either.
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Chance Duncan
www.rivervalleyexotics.com
Jaykis
Jun 27, 2006 06:25 PM
Woma x ball python has been done. And I don't mean the "pattern" name for a certin patterned BP.
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1.1 Blackheaded pythons
1.1 Woma (Juvie female)
2.1 Aussie Olives
1.1 Timors
1.0 Angolan Juvie
1.1 Savu
1.1 Juvie Bloods
1.1 Juvie Balls
1.1 IJ Carpets
1.1 Coastal Carpets
1.2 Macklotts
1.1 Papuan Olives
1.0 Jungle Carpet
2.2 Scrubs (on breeding loan)
0.1 Jungle/Diamond cross
0.1 child, CB
0.1 wife, WC
iamsnakeshack
Jun 28, 2006 01:58 PM
Do you have pictures of that unholy combination? I would love to see it!
iamsnakeshack
Jun 28, 2006 02:01 PM
What is the accepted hard-line definition of species?
