Re: What on earth is a "Hunnan" Beauty Snake?

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Posted by Terry Cox on May 21, 2000 at 20:26:11:

In Reply to: What on earth is a "Hunnan" Beauty Snake? posted by Steve House on May 21, 2000 at 16:55:11:

: I am caring for a beautiful pair of Asian ratsnakes that were described as a "Hunnan Beauty Snakes". It has been suggested that this is a natural intergrade between the E.t. mocquardi, and the E.t. yunnanensis. Can anyone shed any light on this? Are there any internet resources that can help?

Hi, Steve.

I would have to say, depending on which part of Hunan it came from, it could be a natural intergrade between E. t. yunnanensis, mocquardi, and/or taeniura. In other words, it's kind of a mutt. Schulz (1996), in his monograph on the genus, made mention of some intergrades. This species is extremely variable. It is even variable within a subspecies. The Chinese beauty, E. t. taeniura, which I work with comes in several color phases, pattern variations, and sizes. It's a little like the corn snake in its variability.

In my opinion, we should try to breed true to the subspecies that we claim to be working with. If I were you I'd have a little dilemma. Sorry.

Terry

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