Hello, I've been a serious breeder for a number of years, but had never had anything spectacular happen until a year or two ago. In 1993 I brought in 10 baby Borneo Short-tail Pythons for some friends and myself. Upon receipt I noticed that 1 of the 10 was slightly lighter, greener than the rest. I kept that one and raised her up, eventually breeding her to an average, random male Borneo. She had 18 young that year before she died of unknown reasons. I kept a 2.2 of her offspring; 1.1 seemed normal and 1.1 seemed a little lighter, greener. I raised that 2.2 up and bred them together and got, well, WOW! Both of the "kept back" females have produced exceptional offspring since then, but also normal looking offspring and somewhat lighter offspring. They have produced super lights, stripes, marbles, "normals" and all combinations in between. I'm just not quite sure what I have on my hands. Any insight to the genetics involved is very much appreciated.
E-mail for pictures. Thanks, Keith at SNAKEMAKERS
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Super Cool Borneo Short-tails
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Wow, I didn't even know there were a lot of borneos for sale in 1993. Must have been wild caught I am guessing? Sounds cool, hope you will post some of your babies on here sometime. I love borneos 
Post some pics so we can see what you got! They sound great.
J
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"It's my snake, I trained it, so I'm going to eat it!" - Mad Max, The Road Warrior
>>Hello, I've been a serious breeder for a number of years, but had never had anything spectacular happen until a year or two ago. In 1993 I brought in 10 baby Borneo Short-tail Pythons for some friends and myself. Upon receipt I noticed that 1 of the 10 was slightly lighter, greener than the rest. I kept that one and raised her up, eventually breeding her to an average, random male Borneo. She had 18 young that year before she died of unknown reasons. I kept a 2.2 of her offspring; 1.1 seemed normal and 1.1 seemed a little lighter, greener. I raised that 2.2 up and bred them together and got, well, WOW! Both of the "kept back" females have produced exceptional offspring since then, but also normal looking offspring and somewhat lighter offspring. They have produced super lights, stripes, marbles, "normals" and all combinations in between. I'm just not quite sure what I have on my hands. Any insight to the genetics involved is very much appreciated.
>>E-mail for pictures. Thanks, Keith at SNAKEMAKERS
Hey Keith, glad to see you delurking Email me those pics! When are you going to let me take some photos of them?
-cat
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Lower Ground Reptiles
Dude...those snakes in the pics you sent me are amazing
Are you planning on selling some? Or how about giving to the funky-snakes-for-Owen charity? 
very nice
.Owen.:.
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"That Owen kid...man...he really loves that snake of his." ~Owen
0.1 red blood python (Daphne)
1.1 Borneo pythons (Augmented and Diminished)
1.0 Okeetee corn snake (Ozzy)
0.1 ball python (Caroline)
0.1 common snapping turtle (Fluffy)
0.1 Gulf Coast spiny softshell turtle (Smeagol)
1.0 fish (Hannibal)
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