I know You Guys Hate Hybrids But...

[kevyn]

...had to post this link. These are some of the best Borneo Bateaters I've seen. And in their defense, this hybrid may occur in the wild.

http://www.bobclark.com/bcforums/to...+Bat+Eater+Pictures&Forum_Title=Picture+Forum

 

[hugsta]

MAte, they are awesome looking snakes no matter what they are.

 

[dobermanmick]

Great looking snakes Kev !

 

[kevyn]

I wish they were mine. I'm going to give it a shot probably next year producing some Bateaters. They're a difficult cross to acheive. I've also thought about attempting to cross my Afrock with a Retic. To my knowledge no one's tried it yet. What a monster that would be. :twisted:

 

[dobermanmick]

What time is it over there now Kevyn ?

 

[kevyn]

12:47am Wednesday morning.

 

[Springherp]

I just read over most of that post. I was shocked at the amount of bull$hit spat out by some people. :shock:

 

[dobermanmick]

It looked like a very long thread .

Kev how hard is it to get two different types of snakes to breed together ? do they fight or what ?

 

[kevyn]

The Bob Clark forum is full of BS. The problem is there's also some really knowledgable people there too. For the most part it's not a very friendly place. Just alot of kissing the moderators butts.

It is hard to get a species to cross. Getting them to mate isn't always the problem but alot of the times the eggs will be infertile. This difficulty is reflected in the $2000 USD price tag on Bateaters.

Not that long ago I saw a pic of a BloodxBall. That was interesting. Nothing like the Bateaters.

 

[Guest]

wow mate, they would be HUGE!!

 

[Fuscus]

What great snakes. The size of a burmese and the attitude of a rectic
But I have to admit, a very beautiful animal.

 

[ackie]

its a nice snake but heck, there is another hybrid to add to the list. Im now a member on the bob clark fan club :twisted:

 

[michaelh]

Why do they call them Bateaters?

Great lookin snake.

 

[craig23]

yeah, stupid name. Im going to cross a scrubby and a carpet and call it a "super python 2004"
lol, sorry for the sarcasm

 

[kevyn]

Got me why they call them Borneo Bateaters. There's no Burms in Borneo. That's just what the first guy to produce them called them. I did hear somewhere that the first Bateaters where wild caught imports. Not sure on the truth of this though.

Im going to cross a scrubby and a carpet and call it a "super python 2004"
lol, sorry for the sarcasm

I've seen that cross just recently. Not very cool. I think it was for sale somewhere. Looked like a really long Carpet Python.

 

[expansa1]

Just another example of Americans "playing God" with cross-breeding reptiles to produce yet more mongrels. Another good example is of the cross between a Jungle carpet and a Chondro marketed as a "Carpondro". I'd personally buy a pedigree over a mongrel animal any day.
Apart from this, the snake does look nice though.