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Dominican Red Mountain Boa

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Rbucsko

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Hi! I just finished designing a website for a private snake collector/breeder. He has successfully acquired and bred these boas in 2007 and 2008 without selective breeding, and has produced Red/Reds, Red Hypos, Normal Reds, Pastels, Anthristics, Chocolates, and various others that still need to be named. This season for the first time he has selectively bred these Dominican Red Mountain Boas and, with a little luck, should have some more unique gems by early next winter 2009.

Please enjoy the pictures, along with the information we can provide to you on this unique species.

http://www.dominicanredmountainboa.com

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Those snakes are very incredible. Some of the babies kind of look like Amazon Tree Boa's, but their colors are so unique. Just the fact that they alternate color between day and night is bizarre, but that they look so different when they do is amazing. My brother has a Brazilian Rainbow Boa that sometimes has a lot of white appear on her side, but that's only at night, and doesn't occur very often. I love to learn about new snakes like this and thanks for sharing!!.
 
Rbucsko said:
Yeah it was a pleasure making a site for these beautiful snakes, getting to see them first-hand.
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I'm sure! I was too caught up in the snakes to realize you made the website, but great job. I really like the layout, and easy to follow links and information. You did a very nice job, congrats!
 
Michael823 said:
I'm sure! I was too caught up in the snakes to realize you made the website, but great job. I really like the layout, and easy to follow links and information. You did a very nice job, congrats!
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You may not believe it but it was actually my first website ever :) My sister actually works for Bob, taking care of the snakes, and she mentioned to him that I am good with computers. So he asked me to make the website for the Dominican Red Mountain Boas, which my sister told me about. I couldn't refuse such an offer to be part of something so important... well I can't believe I pulled it off, and sometimes I still feel I didn't do the snakes justice, but so far I have received only praise for the site :) Thank you!
 
Well done on the breeding!
A few things though- changing colors between night and day is a common trait among boas. Some exhibit it more intensely than others... such as Hogg Isle, Corn Isle and so on... but all boas, to some degree, do this.

As for the morphs... I'd just wait a bit with morph naming. Seeing this clutch leads me to believe that these fellas are similar to Amazon Tree Boas when it comes to the variety of colors that naturally occur- that the appearance of the young is Polygenic.
Thayeri Kingsnakes, Amazon Tree Boas and other such snakes aren't sold in morphs but rather, phases or by color.

Naming the by morph suggests that a single recessive/co dominant/dominant trait is involved... and you really can't guarantee that.

You took on an amazing project though, they look downright amazing.
Good job!
 
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