garter/water snakes hybrid possiblities?

[Cazador]

No chance. They're from different genera (plural of genus) and probably have a different number of chromosomes. They definitely wouldn't have the same genes in the same order, so their chromosomes wouldn't pair up properly after fertilization (assuming they would or could even mate). Genetically, they're way too different.

Rick

[rwgsnakes]

would a garter and ribbon work?

[Elliot]

Probably because they are both Thamnophis.

[Thamnophis]

No chance. They're from different genera (plural of genus) and probably have a different number of chromosomes. They definitely wouldn't have the same genes in the same order, so their chromosomes wouldn't pair up properly after fertilization (assuming they would or could even mate). Genetically, they're way too different.

Rick

I agree with you, Rick. But there are always exceptions on rules. Think Pantherophis X Lampropeltis. I´ve bred the myself once and they gave marvelous young. But that was an experiment that I´ve done once and all the young now live in a terrarium of one of my brothers. And they wuill stay there till they die.

But Thamnophis X Nerodia... maybe it will work in some cases. Nerodia species X Thamnophis rufipunctatus?