breeding a CANTIL with a COTTONMOUTH - Experts Forum at VenomousReptiles.org

breeding a CANTIL with a COTTONMOUTH	Reply
by walterD on May 17, 2005	Mail this to a friend!
Do you guys think it can be done? It's my newest project.....

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by guttersnacks on May 17, 2005	Mail this to a friend!
Dont see why not. They're both in the same.....Genus? is that right? I dont see WHY either. I'd be afraid the babies would come out ugly and bland. Dont know till ya try though.

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by tommyboy on May 17, 2005	Mail this to a friend!
Its already been done. But hey, whats another mutt going to matter? Tom Eason

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by earthguy on May 17, 2005	Mail this to a friend!
Yes, it has been done (as has a piscivorous/ contortrix hybrid). However, that doesn't mean that it isn't worth doing. Just remember that the offspring (which you may or may not get) would be sterile. If you get offspring that can reproduce, however, then you have something worthy of Copia or the SSAR.

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by Phobos on May 17, 2005	Mail this to a friend!
Just because you can..doesn't mean you should. Al

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by Cro on May 17, 2005	Mail this to a friend!
Would you call the resulting "Frankensnake" a "canmouth", or a "cottontil" ? JohnZ

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by Chance on May 17, 2005	Mail this to a friend!
Regarding sterility, not all hybrid offspring are sterile. I believe the ball pythons/Angolan python hybrids are fertile, as are the burm/retic hybrids (or "bateaters"). Sterility in hybrid offspring probably has a lot to do with how far apart the two species are in relation to each other, or it could just be a random chance event. One thing is for sure, if a carpet python can be crossed with a woma python (which, until now, I thought were pythons in name only) and produce living offspring, anything is possible. -Chance

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by thenewdisciple on May 18, 2005	Mail this to a friend!
theres nothing wrong with crossing species of snakes.

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Anonymous post on June 2, 2005	Mail this to a friend!
Theres nothing right with crossing species of snakes, either.

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