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DMong
at Sun Mar 20 00:58:21 2011 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by DMong ]
Thanks Mike!,....
Well, I believe these are hypos, and that this particular hypo gene acts similar to the "extreme" hypo gene in Honduran milksnakes, where there can be a very substantial variation of phenotypes within any given clutch. Whereas some Hondos would dislay very light bands and red pupils, and others can have darker rings and darker eyes, and anything in between. All are indeed hypos, but can look very different. either that, or there are TWO genes at work here. But since there has been at least one with very deep depp ruby-red pupils too (intermediate), I am figuring it is probably a sigle hypo gene that is inherently displayed differently amongs clutch individuals. The several clutches that my friend Jim Godfrey has produced so far had different looks to them, not a typical "cookie-cutter" look to all of the offspring.
This is yet another big reason I think these are so interesting. There is alot to explore and find out here with these in my opinion. 
~Doug
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"a snake in the grass is a GOOD thing" 
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