Strangely, it makes perfect sense and was a fantastic way of putting it.
However straight out of the gate you hit me with something I had never heard before, or maybe I just misinterpreted it…
Banana is a type of albino?
Do you believe this is something that happens individually during the development of the snake or is a genetic trait that can be line bred, such as “big spots” X “big spots” = huge spots.
I was just beginning to get comfortable aswel 
Yeah, Banana can safely be considered as another of the T+ type albinos along with Caramel, Ultramel, Lav, etc.
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Not something where you could breed for larger spots, no. If it is what I think it could be then it might be possible to select for animals that have more versus less freckling
The analogy was great but it was kind of a stressful to imagine though
I read the title and thought it was an auction…well then.
Travis is always a great wealth of information. I have listened to some, but was unaware of the CRISPR one. Always been interested in the potential of that. Looks like I got a couple to listen to tonight. Thanks
My wife might take exception to that LOL
Adding a new one in - Snakes & Stogies nidovirus round table with Dr. Dale Porcher DVM and myself:
This is definitely a needed video, especially considering the ones we have seen around the subject lately that are… at the least, agenda fueled. 
Guess I should update this thread:
Or at least let me know when your doing these things 
Travis doesn’t have time to clear things with the likes of you Thomas!
He is a busy man with many important things to do, like baking.
Most of the time, these things happen with little notice. I find out when I get out of work and finally get my phone back and then head home, eat dinner, and end up on a 'cast LOL
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Not true… It just has to be when I have enough time. I kind of make it a personal policy to not log into the forums from home (unless there is an emergency) so unless I know a few days ahead, I cannot announce it here
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I still always try to make time for my herp people
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I will say that I have another one potentially happening, but we are still working out scheduling. If I get it in time I will make sure everyone knows 
@t_h_wyman have you been working with Steve Tillis on Nidovirus research? I believe you mentioned him in the second Snakes and Stogies podcast you linked. The first was rather interesting, do you know if it’s been proven that vehicle transmission can occur? As you’re probably aware, Steve has segregated a population of Nido positive animals and produced a number of Nido negative offspring from them, I was just wondering if there was anything that would contradict that. I’m also curious if any experiments have been done with Invectermin in snakes
I have not done work with Steve but he and I have spoken a few times and there may be some collaborative work in the future.
It has not been proven that vehicle transmission can occur but it is very likely that it can, we see the behaviour in most of the other viruses in the family. Definitive proof would require intentionally infecting animals and I do not know any place that is set up for that kind of experiment.
There is nothing that would directly contradict vertical transmission not occurring, that said, there are some other viruses in the family that can so it is something that, at a hobby level, I think is easily investigated. That level of investigation could also lend to vehicular transmission - fecal matter on an egg could harbor the virions long enough to inoculate the hatchling as it emerges
I know of no experiments done on ivermectin. Again, snakes not being a common model-organism, there are few places that are set-up to test these kind of things
Look who the Fat Man dragged in…
Warren and I will be hanging with the Gumbo crew this coming Tuesday. So think up all those questions that you are burning for answers to and join the livestream
Damn!!! You and Warren on the same show!!
This is genuinely the superbowl of the reptile world…
I mean they’re even taking it like that with their star photos up. Just look at him handling that snake 
he is so ready with his complex yet ultra simplified real world explanations 
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Bah he’s aight lol
