that wierd "morph"?

[Corey Woods]

They found another "derma" in Africa this year. I'm not sure who got that one....

Corey

[Rapture]

That's one crazy looking snake. I like how smooth the markings become when scales are absent.

[stangs13]

I am not one of the biggest fan of the derma, but it is pretty intresting! I wish there was updated pictures.The derma ball isn't completely scale-less but over time do you think it will become completely scale-less? If the derma ball can survive without scales then why can't any other ball python? This could be a new morph! Just imagine a completely scale-less Clown, Pied, spider, lucy!! I don't really see what is everyones big deal about this snake. New morphs are poping up nearly every year. The derma was bound to happen. I hope the Derma project goes on.



P.S. Adam, what are the real use of the scales on a ball python? Since the Derma can survive without them the couldn't have very much use anyway, right?

[Mendel's Balls]

Wow this was a great discussion.....I guess I missed it because I was away at a conference the last week of June. Kudos to xdeus, engywook, and Adam for a great discussion on evolution and how it works.

Also-->Thanks to those of you who revieved it as well......I might have never caught it if it werent for you.

[deskjet]

ok you guys did some surching found this :eek:
http://www.reptileforums.co.uk/about501-0-asc-20.html

[wolfy-hound]

Me personally, I don't see anything wrong if the guy wants to breed them. Geez, Albinos wouldn't survive in the wild. And there are tons of people out there who think we shouldn't be breeding any of the ball python morphs and call the "mutts" and disparage them.
As long as the snake isn't suffering, and it doesn't appear to be, what's the big fru-fru? Hairless rats exist.
Wolfy

[ReptiNut]

Me personally, I don't see anything wrong if the guy wants to breed them. Geez, Albinos wouldn't survive in the wild. And there are tons of people out there who think we shouldn't be breeding any of the ball python morphs and call the "mutts" and disparage them.
As long as the snake isn't suffering, and it doesn't appear to be, what's the big fru-fru? Hairless rats exist.
Wolfy

as well as hairless cats, hairless dogs etc.

[deskjet]

supposedly the guy who had the snake mysteriously dissapered

[Uncle Festae]

Albinos wouldn't survive in the wild.

LMAO

[Rapture]

It was my understanding that the first albino was a WC specimen... If they couldn't survive in the wild, how did the albino gene survive?