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Originally Posted by jewel-dragons
when it was possible,i will change 20 san francisco's just for one from the usa.... just for the new bloodline....
but i think that's impossible....
i was thinking to cross the tetrataenia with the infernalis,and then later the hatchlings cross again with the tetrataenia's,i think the specie will be much stronger again,but i think that we get hybrides and that is not the answer.....
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Actually I think Alan Francis is already doing this with his T.s.tertataenia, to try and get some "fresh blood" into them. You won't actually be creating a hybrid.....T.s.tertaenia and T.s.infernalis are just subspecies that actually used to cross at one time. When it comes right down to it....a T.s.tertaenia is just a T.s.infernalis with stripes instead of the red bars when you really look at them. Personally I don't know how I feel about this, I like the idea of having "pure" subspecies, but at the same time, for the sake of the SanFrans. getting some genetic diversity in them, I can't argue with it. I mean let's face it.....all the snakes in captivity now are so removed from what they were in the wild anyways. If this is the only way to keep this subspecies somewhat viable....I say go for it!