Ok I have been pondering this for a few months now. There is a man in the Michigan Society of Herpetology who has a green anaconda who is dwarf in size (no more then 5’ long full grown). I was told it was a dwarf green anaconda. How does the dwarf gene work? Is it something that is recessive and has to join with another recessive to make the animal a dwarf? I know this is how it works with rabbits, when they get the double dwarf gene and all their features are dwarfed. In the rabbit world these animals usually don’t live do to other internal birth defects.

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Colleen

Ok, there is dwarf genes or dwarf species. Alot of locales of the animal will make them "dwarf". Retics and Boas are known for this. There are dwarf and super dwarf retics. First Ive heard of a dwarf conda. Ask him of the locale of the snake. It may help you. Im not sure on Condas. I know hoggs are from an island thats why they are smaller. Jamps and other retics are from islands and smaller. Im not an expert on Gentics. I know of a site that maybeable to help you there. They are all big snake people

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I dont know much about snakes, but read somthing somwhere that dwarf-ism
is a flaw in the genetics in the animal, allthough some animals have natural sub-breads that are dwarfed for adapting to there enviroment
but I could be wrong!

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***mike***

so misrible, god help me

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sure it is a green?

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Yep it is a green... I guess understanding the dwarfing of snakes will be my next project. From what I have searched for now all I'm getting is that size difference can depend on lines (breeders) of snakes and the rate at which they grow. Other things I have read is that snakes like the Reticulated Pythons there is some kind of gene that will produce smaller off spring. But I don't have enough info as to how this genetically works to produce dwarfs.

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Colleen

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Zane Neher.

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Bobs number is on his site, or try Pat at Prehistoric Pets.

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I'll PM it to you!

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Merlin,
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Thanks, I've all ways had an interested in genetics and like to understand recessive vs dominate genes etc.

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Colleen

Ink man I also heard that as well. That people actually dwarf them and they really don't have a dwarf gene, it's a possiblity but 9/outta 10 chances I heard that it's people who just don't want them to grow who put them in small tanks for there whole life and they don't grow because of this. It also brings there life expectansy down a bunch because it's basically neglect to an animal. Not sure how true but I read it ina book at barnes and nobles a while back....can't remember the name of the book at the moment but if I think of it I will get back to ya!