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Posted by Walt Deptula on August 02, 2000 at 11:44:47:
In Reply to: Re: Central Chinese Dion's Rat "pic"...... posted by Walt Deptula on August 02, 2000 at 11:13:58:
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: : : Maybe it's a mutation and genetic. TC.
: : Or maybe the snake died in the egg before development preceded far enough to demonstrate the correct pattern.
: : This is more common than true-blue mutations. Considering the neon-pink full-term-dead speckled king I "produced" this year, I wish that wasn't the case, though!
: : KJ
: Hi KJ,
: I think that obviously any time a somewhat aberrant snake is found dead in egg, the question of unfulfilled development (color/pattern) remains at issue. In the particular instance of this mandarina baby though it would seem difficult to imagine saturated yellow becoming grey even given complete development in terms of a living neonate. Could it be possible that retarded development in certain instances has a direct effect on genetics by somehow altering DNA or genetic codes? My understanding of DNA is that it is fully formulated at fertiization and that the course has been layed if you will. In any event my glass is always half full, so I'll choose to believe it reproducable and guess that the two yellow wash babies are a positive sign.
: Thanks for the well wishes, we will see what DEVELOPES next year.
: Walt
KJ, I forgot to address your point of the scarcity of true-blue mutations as you put it. Take a gander at the colubrid classifieds of the last two days, where you will find virtually every single poster selling mutants of some form or another. In fact KJ, I think could you rightfully refer to the number of genetic mutants in American herpdom a plague at this point. So as not to be considered a hypocrite, I should point out that I keep a number of different types of snakes with naturally occurring genetic mutations, one of which I have had the good fortune to have produced myself. Where have all the wild state animals gone? Perhaps to European keepers, who seem to have always had a better perspective on herp reality and genetic flaws (ie.albinos) than we. This little rant is based on the fact that I am really evolving into a thorough dislike of anything albino although some other aberrancies are still somewhat intriguing to me. This I realize is not necessarily a totally consistant point of view, but we are not runamuck by other genetic abnormalities to any level approaching the state of amelanistic morphs here. Two more things, KJ, last year while driving home one afternoon I came across a fresh DOR adult albino snapping turtle. Finally, if I were to produce an amelanistic multistriata this season, I probably won't be giving it away, but deep inside I won't be throwing any parties either.
Walt
