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How can you tell if your argentine boa might be a motley? Connected pattern, lateral stripes, is that all? Thanks for any help you can give me.

It would be great if we could all see some photos of the snake you're talking about.

Brian

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Brian Gundy

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He is in shed at the moment, I'll try to get pics after he sheds.

This is a pure B.c.occidentalis, Argentine Motley.
Photo by Celia Chien, courtesy John Mack.

Pure Argentines have connected dorsal pattern, and often side striping. But unless they look like the above picture, they aren't Motleys.
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I honestly can not even make out the pattern on that snake.

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nevre knew there was pure argentine motleys thats crazy is there a super form of a super super super black snake to it? as cool as it is i like the norm high contrast argentines lol

T Albino Motley Argentine.
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thast awesome lol nevr knew there was that many argentine morphs very cool to know

stuff McLovin' but Chris knows enough for everybody

lol i bet you didnt know about them either so shush and go to bed lol or go confuse and mess with "steven" some more lol

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Wisconsin and steal your collection of snakes and rats, you don't want that, you don't want that
Bob

lol i got four rats lol and if you can make it pst the attack bird the attack iggy and my girlfriend bring it bobbles lol

but I've never seen one beforelol

LMAO ...I gotta b*ner !!!
to funny Bob

>>stuff McLovin' but Chris knows enough for everybody
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TnK

Tom cuz the forum gets too serious too often IMO and hopefully next time it will be ROFLOL

Pretty funny to watch a Hillbilly with a new shiny ain't it .....

>>Tom cuz the forum gets too serious too often IMO and hopefully next time it will be ROFLOL
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TnK

There is a website that lists all the proven mutations that are public knowledge. And there are many new morphs that haven't been released yet.
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Bill Gaines has two shots of his Argentine Motley on his website in the photo gallery.
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That looks pretty similar, thanks!

Keep in mind that Argentine Motleys are somewhere around $12k last time any were for sale. So unless you produced yours yourself and got lucky, I doubt it is a Motley. Sorry, just the honest truth.
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I was told 15,000 but who's counting? So, what's your honest opinion?

Nuff said!
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The pattern is common. The only way to know for sure is if you breed it and the pattern has obvious inheritability.
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