Striped Reticulated Python Pic

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To the best of my knowledge and according to Bob Clark, the parents of my Dwarf Gen Stripes are wild-caught, dwarf striped animals imported by Bob himself - this is not a man-made "morph". The dwarf gene and the striped gene are both simultaneously naturally present in individuals in that particular wild, insular population. It's a different 'dwarf gene than the other "Jampea dwarf" which has been bred for some time now.

Not all striping in reticulated pythons is genetic - usually it's just an aberration of pattern and not heritable. However, in the case of the true dwarf genetic striped animals, it has been proven to be a true recessive gene. It is now being bred into many other "morphs" of retics and there are some really spectacular animals being created...

Cheers!

Simon
 
Not inbred, at all...as already stated, they were a wild caught pair, that proved to be genetic.

They are a pure Dwarf, simply because of their locality. Just like the Jampea Dwarf Retic. If bred to a mainland, or another non dwarf local, they lose a drastic percentage, of the dwarf gene. But, they still retain enough genetics to pass on the stripe.

Bob's business is not hurting, in the least...trust me. The laws, here in the states, have not hurt anyones business, yet.

Here are pics of my female Gen Stripe...

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Great looking snakes , if you dont mind me asking , how big do these dwarfs get?
 
thx , interesting but unfortunately still too big for me .
 
Nice snake, Andy - I like it!

With any luck I'll be combining Gen Stripe gene with Super Dwarf this coming season to produce even smaller animals heterozygous for genetic striping....

Cheers!

Simon
 
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