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POSSIBLE to BREED?

lamar_odom Aug 07, 2006 04:25 AM

Is it possible to cross breed a Boa/Python? Imagine an anaconda/retic. Thanks guys.

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begunwithaletter Aug 07, 2006 05:47 AM

it's genetically impossible...

boas are ovoviviparous(live birth, but the babies are fed by yolks, not directly from mom like mammals), and pythons are oviparous(egg-laying). You can't breed an egg-laying snake to a live-birthing snake, it wouldn't 'work.' Not to mention all the other physiological differences between the two types of snake...

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