Cross & hybrid bred Pythons. BRING IT ON!!!!

[Reptilian]

yeah, that is why i said in my original post that getting a "perfect" speciman may take years and the "finished product" of a snake cant be judged when they are young due to the colours sometimes brightening and sometimes fading, therefore the need to keep the whole clutches to gain valuable snakes for "proper" breeding programs...

I also stated that genetics are a VERY COMPLEX thing to understand...either way, the more knowledge (or luck) of genetics you have, is still gonna produce better results than some1 with no knowledge of genetics breeding...

Also we both seem to agree that inbreeding is the best/only way to strengthen the traits wanted, but also mention it may strengthen unwanted traits...This is why when you gain a level of satisfaction, you then outbreed a few times to snakes with similar traits you want, but with little/no traits that you dont want to rid them of those bad traits...

I did forget to mention that no matter how much reading/study/research etc one does, we will NEVER no the full knowledge of genetics, cos it is one of those things where weird/wonderful things can happen, and is VER complex...

Ash...

 

[Australis]

Snakes "inbreed" in the wild all the time, isolated populations are a good example.

 

[munkee]

yes they do Aust. The isolated populations have lower genetic diversity and can be more prone to illness (in the sense if one dies from something many will due to the similarity of immune system ability). Then the survivors continue but still with reduced genetic diversity in the gene pool.

Weaker animals tend to die out in the wild is all so you see less genetic problems.

 

[Tatelina]

I think research into the genetics and genes of reptiles wouldn't go astray..
IMO interbreeding with mammals (and even rodents when for food) shouldn't be encouraged as we cannot stimulate a natural environment in the cages and backyards we hold our animals in, but with reptiles I don't know enough to make a worthwhile descision.