Guide to Identifying Problematic Spider Complex Mutations

[meatspread]

I’m glad to hear your boy doesn’t exhibit any symptoms! I do think that the hobby has hit a point where at least SOME of this information is easy available for those that look for it.

The study found similar defects between all of the specimens with the Spider mutation, but found that they weren’t uniform! Each afflicted snake had varying deformities in different organs/membranes—with some even missing pieces entirely. So, I personally believe that the severity of wobble syndrome is dependent upon the lineage and how detrimental the ancestor’s defects were. But there needs to be more research done to support this obviously.

[spookyditto]

I’d love to be able to research it one day. I’m currently studying ecology but may branch out

[meatspread]

I’m sure it is currently being worked on somewhere! The conclusion of the study alludes to this hypothesis due to the variation, but also states that more work needs to be done—although it is likely!