Question for pro's about blood reds. PIcs

[freakazoid]

Here is my male blood.

Why do some of the other blood red corns i see have visible sadles, but are still considered bloodreds?


Clarification needed

Thanks,

Freakazoid
Corpus Christi TX. 73 degrees right now:blowup:

 

[Kronos]

I think you'll get some replies from people more knowledgable than me, but as I understand it, the original bloods were linebred. I've heard that because of the in-breeding, they retained their nearly patternless look, but tended to be smaller and difficult eaters. With all the recent outcrossing, the snakes are more hardy, but tend to have patterns that are more defined than the originals.

I think the term "bloodred" technically refers mainly to the original lines. The technically correct description is "diffused", although the common term of bloodred is still used.

I just got my first bloodred, an outcrossed hatchling, and I'm pretty excited to see what it looks like as it grows. Mine is very hardy, eats like a champ and sheds well. Does yours eat well? It looks great, so I assume it does.

 

[airenlow]

Yep, Diffused is the gene and Bloodred is the line of dark red Diffused snakes. Many people, including myself, still call all Diffused snakes Bloodreds. There aren't many true Bloodred snakes anymore, so using Bloodred for everything isn't really that confusing.

My "Bloodred" Joker...actually just a Diffused.

 

[Nanci]

Because bloodreds, unless striped, _do_ have the saddle pattern!

Like Buzztail. But- I couldn't find a picture that really showed it.

 

[Nanci]

My babies are bloodreds, and still have saddles. I wonder what they will look like in three or four years? Buzztail is their mother.

 

[Nanci]

I think we can all say Rich Hume is the King of Bloodreds. Here's a Rich Hume Bloodred yearling. Well- I guess she's a two year old now! 2009. I never saw her as a hatchling. I predict she loses her saddles, since they don't have the black border. She is het hypo lavender stripe.

 

[Nanci]

This is one of Hector's hatchlings. He has a nice line of bloods, as well. So this is roughly September:

 

[Nanci]

And this is right now. Merri is really turning red, but still retaining the saddled look, since she has such prominent borders. I'm not sure what lineage Hector's snakes are.

 

[ZiggysMom]

This is very interesting. Thanks for all the good information and pictures.

 

[Tom Tuttle]

Here is an original leech stock bloodred at 18 months. Picture of same male @ 4yrs breeding a hypo/het anery.

 

[Jeff Linkchorst]

the original bloods were linebred. I've heard that because of the in-breeding

I loved the Old School Blood clot red ones. They were not line bred though. They were Wild caught lizard eaters that were very hard to get established.

IMO the reason we see the saddles now is from all of the outcrossing to make them a more hardier snake.