wondering

I saw this ad tonite (italics and highlighting by me)-

I have an anery 100% het for snow. She is ready to breed next season and very healthy and doing great. She eats 3-4 rats per week no problem. She displays gentic markers and shoing the snow gene as well

I know what anerys look like...but genetic markers? showing the snow gene?

I don't personally work with snows, but I do follow boa genetics. I have never heard mention of any genetic markers in regards to snows. Did the originator of the post offer any insight?

I am not aware of any genetic markers for snow. We're there any pics of the boa?

Uh.....yeah, kinda wondering that myself......Genetic markers???

No, there was no insight offered & I'm going to withhold further comment until I get around to trying to contact this person...though I likely won't be online again to do so til late Tuesday. I will update if/when I get a response.

OK, I got a response from the seller (I also got a good reference from somebody I am inclined to trust). With respect to the genetic markers and showing the snow gene, she said:

So the genetic markers are how she is showing the gene. They are scales on here that are showing the snow color because her snow genetics are
so strong

She did send many pics, showing some white scalation...however nothing more than I have seen on other anerys (Matt has one for sale now that shows the same thing, and it isn't het snow). Besides, snow is simply a combination of two recessive traits - anery & albino - and having some white scales and ground coloring does not mean that a snake is het albino (though I have heard a few people say that increased speckling in poss het albinos is indicative of the traits presence...subject for another conversation, perhaps, lol)

because her snow genetics are so strong

That statement alone is enough to make you go hmmm!

I have known Bill Gaines for a while now and have toured his facility and occasionally meet him for dinner (I even own one of his snows). He also has the largest snow collection around. Never, not even one time, has he inferred that there are genetic markers for snow boa's. If anyone would know it would be Bill!

I would say that either this individual is very uneducated or he is trying to pull off a scam. I would steer clear.

Griz

That decision was already made...too much stuff has been popping up the last couple of days to spend money on animals I don't need

I own an anery, does that mean mine is pos. het for snow because she has white scales?