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Where did the first albino nelsoni originate from? Was it started from crossing another king or milk to the nelsons? Or was a albino nelsons found in the wild?

>>Where did the first albino nelsoni originate from? Was it started from crossing another king or milk to the nelsons? Or was a albino nelsons found in the wild?
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I believe you'll find that the first ones appeared in the collection of south carolina breeder doug moody, from a long-term nelsoni group that had ties to the first sinaloans brought into the U.S. Steve Osborne could provide a much more meaningful history, I think, as could some others. At one time sinaloans and nelsoni were considered the same animal, and, i've been told, representative specimens of what we'd now consider each of the two subspecies could be found almost side by side. Can someone else provide the details?
terry

Terry's comments are what is generally thought to be the lineage of these snakes. They are believed to be "pure" Nelson's (although Nelson's naturally intergrade with Sinaloans). Bob Applegate reported they one or two people who bought his "normal" Nelson's got albinos when the snakes were bred together. Other breeders have had the same results. It is probable that there were (and still are) many hets out there and people just didn't know it. It wasn't until recently that people started crossing Nelson's with Sinoloans on a regular basis. Like Terry said, they were once considered one subspecies, and at one time all Nelson's and Sinaloans were called "Nelson's."

Hope this helps,

Tim

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