Curious - venomous & non hybrid??

[peaches]

Was just wondering if there has ever been a hybrid from a venomous and non-venomous snake?

Don't have much to do with hots, so was just a curiosity 

[Dan S]

Not that i know of and i do highly doubt it

[peaches]

Well I thought that too but you never know eh? lol

Always best to ask than remain ignorant 

[Dan S]

well thats not to say I am not completely wrong. I would be shocked for sure

[chuckhurd]

i think it would be within the realm of possibility. if you had two snakes similar in size and both live bearers. maybe something like a pygmy rattlesnake and a garter snake....i don't know anyone that has tried....probably not likely.

[fredsmith]

I don't think it'd be quite within the realm of possibility just yet... Generally speaking animals would only be able to cross should they be "Close enough" on a genetic level.
For eg, a cross breed between dogs & cats is currently imposible. They're both mammals, live bearing and can be of similar size, however the genetic makeup of the two species are completely different.

If I'm wrong, please feel free to jump down my throat and correct me. If you can dispute it, lay the facts down and lets all learn together.
Cheers.

Fred

[Trufa]

I only see a possibe cross between elapid&colubrid, but think its difficult enough

[Dan S]

Maybe so, though i do believe there will be to large a gap in the evolutionary development of such species. Might be more possible to breed rear fanged colubrids to harmless colubrids.

While i do keep venomous I do not create hybrids with them and I have no interest in trying to cross a venomous with harmless.

[squinn]

This is one i hope we never see, that could have some very scary consequences if the blood line gets away from the breeders, imagine a very corn snake looking snake popping up somewhere down the road unexpectedly with a serious venom load. Could be very scary. non-venomous hybrids if nothing else are harmless and something we do for our own curiousity can you imagine what the hate mongers would say then? If one was serious about trying this i would start with something fairly harmless and rear fanged like a hognose x (insert colubrid of choice) interesting subject though!!!!!

[matty135]

someone filmed a copperhead mating with a black ratsnake!

[Dan S]

if you find the video of this i would love to see it posted here

[herpnoob]

Im a noob but I think an animal has to be at least in the same subfamily to hybridize. Because if there too far apart genetically it won't happen.

[Rolandslf]

I definitely think a Venomous, Non Venemous Hybrid at this stage in time lends itself to the realm of impossibility.

However, who knows what can be done in the future, a classic example of progression is if we look at Cloning.
Nothing eventually will be impossible, I just hope that I am proved wrong.