Re: Snake Dwarfism

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Posted by Carl on December 12, 2001 at 12:35:56:

In Reply to: Re: Snake Dwarfism posted by Dean Alessandrini on December 12, 2001 at 11:55:33:

:I would echo those comments..I've got a Tx Female that is just 4'..Hard to call her a dwarf, but still is small...She is at least 4 yrs old...Other than size, she's a typical Texan..Frequently bluffs and scares folks, but has never bitten anyone..(I was born in The Republic of Texas and lived there the majority of my life, so I can legitimately make those comments..You're never an "Ex-Texan")

I knew a guy who had a dwarf female too. It wasn't that small, but it was at least 5 or 6 years old, large head and thickbody, but maybe only 4 feet.

: It was a very strange snake. You had to really study it to believe it was an eastern indigo. It would flatten it's neck out like a hognose, not vertically which is typical of Drymarchon. and it would BITE.

: Strange litte mutant it was looked like a forest cobraCome to think of it, maybe it was a cobra.
: (kidding)

: He never tried to breed it. I think it's at a zoo now. Should have tried Ripley's believe it or not.

: I have no idea whose stock it came from.

: ...funny the large number that are popping up in this little conversation when you consider how few are in capitvity compared to other snakes.

: Dean A

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: :I would echo those comments..I've got a Tx Female that is just 4'..Hard to call her a dwarf, but still is small...She is at least 4 yrs old...Other than size, she's a typical Texan..Frequently bluffs and scares folks, but has never bitten anyone..(I was born in The Republic of Texas and lived there the majority of my life, so I can legitimately make those comments..You're never an "Ex-Texan") : I knew a guy who had a dwarf female too. It wasn't that small, but it was at least 5 or 6 years old, large head and thickbody, but maybe only 4 feet. : : It was a very strange snake. You had to really study it to believe it was an eastern indigo. It would flatten it's neck out like a hognose, not vertically which is typical of Drymarchon. and it would BITE. : : Strange litte mutant it was looked like a forest cobraCome to think of it, maybe it was a cobra. : : (kidding) : : He never tried to breed it. I think it's at a zoo now. Should have tried Ripley's believe it or not. : : I have no idea whose stock it came from. : : ...funny the large number that are popping up in this little conversation when you consider how few are in capitvity compared to other snakes. : : Dean A

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