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Darwin albinos? versis other albinos, al

thecaiman Aug 04, 2010 01:21 PM

what are the differance between darwins and others? is it locality or a certain line? I was reading a thread yesterday where everyone was debating whether they were darwins or not and am trying to understand the differances.

also i see alot of people saying all jags have nero issues, whats up with that? i own some jags and never notiiced anything, just trying to get a better understanding, thanks
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Sometimes I wanna light up underneath the no-smoking sign
Sometimes I wish they'd tell me, how justice got so blind
I wish they'd just leave me alone 'cause I'm doing alright
You can take your change on down the road and leave me here with mine

'Cause that ain't my America
That aint this country's roots
You wanna slam old Uncle Sam
But I ain't letting you
I'm mad as hell and you know I still bleed Red, White, and Blue
That ain't us
That Ain't My America
Now there's kids who can't pray in school
$100 dollar tanks of gas
I can tell you right now this country ain't
AIN'T SUPPOSED TO BE LIKE THAT!

NO!
LYNYRD SKYNYRD

Replies (3)

BuzzardBall Aug 06, 2010 07:50 AM

Darwin is an area in Australia, so I'm guessing they're locality!

jgjulander Aug 07, 2010 10:48 PM

The Darwin python is a subspecies of carpet (Morelia spilota variegata), and pure albino carpets are Darwins. The first albino carpets in Europe (M. s. variegata) were bred to Irian Jaya carpets (M. s. harrisoni) and coastal carpets (M. s. mcdowelli), producing intergrade het for albino carpet crosses. These hets produced albino intergrades in 2009 and 2010 in the US. Pure albino Darwin carpets (M. s. variegata) were produced for the first time in Europe this year by Paul Harris (UK pythons) and Olli (Precision Reptiles). There are likely no (or very few) pure Darwins (normal pattered, or albino) in the US yet (they will be here later this year). There are a handful of het and albino crosses available in the US, but these are intergrade (M. s. variegata X M. s. harrisoni or M. s. mcdowelli). Unfortunately, some of these albinos will inevitably be represented as pure M. s. variegata, which will only be available from a few individuals this year in Europe and in a few years in the US. Hope this explanation helps.
Justin
Australian Addiction Reptiles

thecaiman Aug 09, 2010 09:58 AM

>>The Darwin python is a subspecies of carpet (Morelia spilota variegata), and pure albino carpets are Darwins. The first albino carpets in Europe (M. s. variegata) were bred to Irian Jaya carpets (M. s. harrisoni) and coastal carpets (M. s. mcdowelli), producing intergrade het for albino carpet crosses. These hets produced albino intergrades in 2009 and 2010 in the US. Pure albino Darwin carpets (M. s. variegata) were produced for the first time in Europe this year by Paul Harris (UK pythons) and Olli (Precision Reptiles). There are likely no (or very few) pure Darwins (normal pattered, or albino) in the US yet (they will be here later this year). There are a handful of het and albino crosses available in the US, but these are intergrade (M. s. variegata X M. s. harrisoni or M. s. mcdowelli). Unfortunately, some of these albinos will inevitably be represented as pure M. s. variegata, which will only be available from a few individuals this year in Europe and in a few years in the US. Hope this explanation helps.
>>Justin
>>Australian Addiction Reptiles
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Sometimes I wanna light up underneath the no-smoking sign
Sometimes I wish they'd tell me, how justice got so blind
I wish they'd just leave me alone 'cause I'm doing alright
You can take your change on down the road and leave me here with mine

'Cause that ain't my America
That aint this country's roots
You wanna slam old Uncle Sam
But I ain't letting you
I'm mad as hell and you know I still bleed Red, White, and Blue
That ain't us
That Ain't My America
Now there's kids who can't pray in school
$100 dollar tanks of gas
I can tell you right now this country ain't
AIN'T SUPPOSED TO BE LIKE THAT!

NO!
LYNYRD SKYNYRD

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