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Broadbanded Copperhead MORPHS

StrangeCargo

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Here are some quick pics of Broadbanded Copperheads. I recently caught a normal/average Broadband Copperhead so I could do some comparison photos. The Hypo/Super Hypo has been proven genetic by Robert Edwards. I'm very excited to be working with this project.
 

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Very cool! I love copperheads, everyone that I've run across in the wild has always been a looker in its own right. I just love some of the HOTS out there, for me though just not worth the risk.

Thanks for sharing
 
I want one of those super hypos!! Man, that blonde coloration is gorgeous!!

Copperheads have always been one of my favorite snakes. Every single specimen is gorgeous, and now with the discovery of recessive traits...

Too bad I can't have one in Cali, or I probably would already...
 
Are the broadbands the only ones being worked with in hypo? I know some hypos have been found around here. It is kind of copperhead heaven around here. Lol
 
crotalis40741 said:
Are the broadbands the only ones being worked with in hypo? I know some hypos have been found around here. It is kind of copperhead heaven around here. Lol
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I believe these are the only ones that have really proven genetic so far... It's acting like a dominant gene so far. We are on the F2 generation and able to reliably reproduce the morphs...

Here's a photo from M. Jollif (he's from the East Coast I believe) of different morphs they work with...
 

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crotalis40741 said:
Are the broadbands the only ones being worked with in hypo? I know some hypos have been found around here. It is kind of copperhead heaven around here. Lol
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I saw you're from Kentucky- there are some NICE copperheads from around you...Attached is a pic of a yellowheaded copperhead found in Kentucky...I'd love to get ahold of a group of those...
 

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tyflier said:
I want one of those super hypos!! Man, that blonde coloration is gorgeous!!

Copperheads have always been one of my favorite snakes. Every single specimen is gorgeous, and now with the discovery of recessive traits...

Too bad I can't have one in Cali, or I probably would already...
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Thanks! I love 'em too. I lived in California a few times- the venomous laws suck...but the herpin' is pretty good. I've seen a bunch of cool pics of abbarent Southern Pacific Rattlers on the Field Herp Forum lately. There's a bunch of really cool copperheads floating around...
 
Here's some random pics of bad a$$ copperheads I've found on the net... I didn't take the pics or don't own the animals... (wish I did)... again, copperheads are just amazing animals!
 

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and a few more....
 

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Neat. I really love the look of copperheads and think I'd like to have one one day as a display snake. Seems like a good first hot to me. You think?
 
desertanimal said:
Neat. I really love the look of copperheads and think I'd like to have one one day as a display snake. Seems like a good first hot to me. You think?
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They are cool snakes and usually the #1 reccomended "beginner hot" due to the fact that the bites- although serious- is mild compared to rattlesnake bites or other exotic hots. Copperheads can be alittle jumpy and some don't ride a hook to well, but a small pair of tongs can fix that. I like 'em...
 
SAHWEET!

Very nice indeed. Just wondering. I remember seeing 20 years ago or so some (what they use to call Trans-Pecos not sure about today) coppers with a solid background color w/o bands. Any still around? How rare if so?
 
Great thread, Graham. The ones around central and north central LA are fairly vivid pinky-orangey. Especially the neonates. I have kept them before, many years ago. I don't think one ever even struck at me. Not that I was not very very careful, though.
 
Those are just awesome. I think I love all of the morphs, including the wild-type. Such smooth markings and colors... thanks for sharing!
 
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