GTP hybrids

[D3pro]

Searching the net for variations of green tree pythons, I stumbled on this image which I'm sure many have already seen.

I know the Australian reptile community will see this as a bad omen to our hobby, but damn... how can something so wrong, look so good? I don't know what the original keeper was thinking, ether it was money or just pure experimentation, but I can't help marvel at this animal.

Is it bad of me to say that I wan't one? lol

 

[D3pro]

maybe this one too, though not a hybrid, it's still amazingly striking (if not more).

 

[Chadleystar]

The first one I believe is a "Calico" morph and the second is the Albino (I think). They are both amazing I think personally, what is not to like about the GTP. The more I see them the more I fall in love with them.

 

[Colin]

the yellow one doesnt look like it has red eyes so I dont think its an albino.
looks more like a kofiau island GTP to me but I could be wrong

 

[shaye]

A gtp to me is a gtp haha
They are all amazing

 

[Snake_Whisperer]

Too lazy to organise photos but here is a link to Damon Salceies page featuring his founder albino GTP.

Floyd

I'd be inclined to agree Colin, Shaye, looks like a Canary.

There is also a bit to see at Greg Maxwell's site, like the Calico, amongst others.

http://www.finegtps.com/index.php

 

[Kurto]

Hybrid is really the wrong word to use....

 

[byron_moses]

Hybrid is really the wrong word to use....

yep as they all look to be morphs not crosses

 

[Daryl_H]

???

if you want to see true hybrids type green tree python cross carpet python into google images:shock:

 

[shaye]

http://www.kingsnake.com/salceies/400/Albinomerauke/floyd_dec_2004small.jpg[IMG]

Dunno if that will work or not but the albino snake wisperer is showing

 

[shaye]

Yeh IMO an I may be wrong hybrid would be more like carpondros (carpetsxchondro) ??

 

[blakehose]

Correct. Both of those snakes are rippers!

 

[Pythoninfinite]

Yep - not hybrids at all, just line-bred morphs of Morelia viridis. The same sorts of things will turn up here in due course as the market for GTPs becomes more diverse - initially the plain green ones were most desirable, but tastes change as the hobby/industry develops.

Jamie.

 

[blakehose]

Yep - not hybrids at all, just line-bred morphs of Morelia viridis. The same sorts of things will turn up here in due course as the market for GTPs becomes more diverse - initially the plain green ones were most desirable, but tastes change as the hobby/industry develops.

Jamie.

I'll take a "plain green" one!!

 

[bobcox49]

Just love the GTP's........I believe line breeding is great but i am against cross breeding. Keep our fauna pure and discourage breeders that are just in it to make money.

 

[da_donkey]

Keep our fauna pure and discourage breeders that are just in it to make money.

Making anysort of decent money from Hybrids i belive is just a lucky biproduct of the passion to make a purly asteticly beautiful/different looking animal.

donks

 

[byron_moses]

Making anysort of decent money from Hybrids i belive is just a lucky biproduct of the passion to make a purly asteticly beautiful/different looking animal.

donks

well put mate it dosent always come thru when u cross breed

 

[Waterrat]

The various morphs are fantastic (well, some of them) but I am yet to see nice cross GTP. The x carpets look pretty ugly, having the bright green muddied with carpet's brown and grey markings. Unless you can "improve" (if I can put it that way) the appearance of one or the other x species, what's the point in doing it? Playing God? Doesn't impress me, I am an atheist. :lol:

 

[byron_moses]

i dunno water rat i think this looks ok

 

[Waterrat]

i dunno water rat i think this looks ok

Yah, nice carpet. This x specimen killed the GTP (visually).