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Now this is a Normal Jaguar Sibling that has always intrigued me. Her pattern is unlike that of any Jaguar or Coastal Carpet that I have ever seen. She lacks what I would consider bands, stripes and other trademark coastal characteristics. Rather, she has numerous broken up "rosettes" (for lack of a better word). Most of them on the front half of her body are randomly scattered, while toward the tail they become more methodical. Here color is quite nice, too! I can't wait to breed her back to a Jaguar. Should be interesting!

And here is another Normal Jaguar Sibling for a quick comparison...

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Will Leary
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Will,

They do seem to come in a variety of patterns, eh? That one almost reminds me of a "hypo diamond cross" for lack of a better description. Thanks for sharing those pictures.

The possibilites seem endless.
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Jim

Thanks! ...and yes, they do come in all sorts of yummy flavors. This girl came from the same clutch as your pair.
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Will Leary
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Cool beans! Maybe one (or both) of mine is hiding some of those genes too.
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Jim

Will, that "odd" sibling looks fantastic! Beautiful colors and very unique pattern for sure.

that is for sure! Thanks for posting, and keep the pics coming. Pics like that help me make it through the day!
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Ben

And who was the mother of that beauty?

-Yasser
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Madam Blueberry, of course!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v51/WJLeary/WebJagBBeggs1a.jpg
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Will Leary
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Will Leary
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Very nice animal!!!

The mother of that snake is FAAAAAAR from Diamond.

...just a Red Hypo Jaguar x a hypo-ish female Coastal.
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Will Leary
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Can you track down the Females genetics back to the original wild caughts from Australia? What about the ancestors of those founders? Same with the Jaguar line. You can only track them to a certain point, and after that you don't know. That animal could have distant Diamond Genetics and you would never know by looking at it

....with every generation that an intergrade is bred back to either spp. then the likelihood of the other spp having influence on the offspring diminishes. I agree with you, but Madam Blueberry(the mother of the snake in question) has more than likely never seen a diamond...neither have any of her relatives in the last few generations.

Eric,

It is obvious that nobody can claim to know everything about a given snakes "entire" genealogy, so I think it's safe to say that's not what I meant when I stated my position. My point was simply that neither side of this animals lineage is known to have any Diamond influence, which is a claim that has more of a basis than a statement that asserts the animal "does" have Diamond influence strictly on the basis of its appearance. By your own definition that is an unfounded position to take.
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Will Leary
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Will,

Was that one of your red babies?

Shawn

she was not one of the "reds." However, I knew right away she was different than the others.
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Will Leary
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...that I kept back. I'll post pics of him after his next shed.
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Will Leary
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The Python Gods must really dig you!