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This big 18 month old gal is the result of a nigrita phenotype and a splendida phenotype that were found by each other in Green Valley, AZ.
I was lucky get a pair that will be paired up next year.
I wonder how many babies will be black?
25%?
We'll see.....

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John Lassiter
Poor planning and procrastination on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part...

Nice John, are both a splendida phenotype?
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>>Nice John, are both a splendida phenotype?
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Yes sir.....But some of their siblings had a californiae look to them as well......

The Tucson area is an interesting convergence of 3 different getula kings....

This one pictured is darker than a normal Splendida.....
The other is more splendida-like.....
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John Lassiter
Poor planning and procrastination on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part...

Thanks, I like the wide yellow ones from that area with the splendida phenotype. It'll be interesting to see what they produce for you next year.
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Hey, I know who you got those snakes from. I've seen pictures of some of his splendida that have very high amounts of yellow pigment. Might be Californiae influence. If its Terry, he has some really cool looking locale kings from that area. It will be interesting to see how they turn out.

BTW, if you haven't seen, here's a 3 way intergrade Brian Hinds recently found in SE Pima Co. AZ. He says he's only found splendida and nigrita types there in the past. This is the first Cal king influence he's seen.

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>>Hey, I know who you got those snakes from. I've seen pictures of some of his splendida that have very high amounts of yellow pigment. Might be Californiae influence. If its Terry, he has some really cool looking locale kings from that area. It will be interesting to see how they turn out.
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>>BTW, if you haven't seen, here's a 3 way intergrade Brian Hinds recently found in SE Pima Co. AZ. He says he's only found splendida and nigrita types there in the past. This is the first Cal king influence he's seen.

Yes this pair was produced by Terry.
I am wondering if the "melanistic" gene will prove out to be recessive.....
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John Lassiter
Poor planning and procrastination on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part...

>>>>Hey, I know who you got those snakes from. I've seen pictures of some of his splendida that have very high amounts of yellow pigment. Might be Californiae influence. If its Terry, he has some really cool looking locale kings from that area. It will be interesting to see how they turn out.
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>>>>BTW, if you haven't seen, here's a 3 way intergrade Brian Hinds recently found in SE Pima Co. AZ. He says he's only found splendida and nigrita types there in the past. This is the first Cal king influence he's seen.
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>>Yes this pair was produced by Terry.
>>I am wondering if the "melanistic" gene will prove out to be recessive.....
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>>John Lassiter
>>Poor planning and procrastination on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part...
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Here's what I'm wondering. I'm assuming this wild strain of nigrita is not totally black at out of the egg. If so, wouldn't you have to raise all the young, that you get from these, to see if they all turn black? If its not recessive, isn't it possible some might and might not turn black?
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>>Here's what I'm wondering. I'm assuming this wild strain of nigrita is not totally black at out of the egg. If so, wouldn't you have to raise all the young, that you get from these, to see if they all turn black? If its not recessive, isn't it possible some might and might not turn black?
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Most of those "b" grade nigrita that hatch out with pattern loose their pattern and turn black within a few sheds.
It doesn't take a year or more.
Just months.
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John Lassiter
Poor planning and procrastination on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part...

>>>>Here's what I'm wondering. I'm assuming this wild strain of nigrita is not totally black at out of the egg. If so, wouldn't you have to raise all the young, that you get from these, to see if they all turn black? If its not recessive, isn't it possible some might and might not turn black?
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>>Most of those "b" grade nigrita that hatch out with pattern loose their pattern and turn black within a few sheds.
>>It doesn't take a year or more.
>>Just months.
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>>John Lassiter
>>Poor planning and procrastination on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part...
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OK that's GOOD.
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Congrats, could you possibly show the black adult please. Thanks

>>Congrats, could you possibly show the black adult please. Thanks

I will ask Terry for it.
I know he doesn't own it anymore.
I believe Todd Hughes does.

I will get one up as soon as I get it.
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John Lassiter
Poor planning and procrastination on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part...