Now I know what I'll do when I win the lottery.

I'll build a nice lab, get some of every garter there is, and hire the best scientists to map out the garter DNA and chromatophores and anything else we don't yet know with 100% certainty about our snakes. They will determine once and for all, with scientific proof what genes and chromatophores are responsible for each and every morph of garter there is. Then, we will know definitively what axanthic is, what anery is, etc.

At that point, you can all lavish praise and adulation upon me for my very important investment in the garter world. I'll, of course, say, "Aw, shucks, it wasn't me, it was Dr.s So-and so." so as to appear humble.

After the major discoveries, the lab will be available for genetic testing of your snakes, if anyone ever questions what you claim it to be. So be nice to me. One day, I swear I'm going to win that lottery, and the nicer you are, the cheaper your testing will be.



PS If you pick apart this post for incorrect terminology, etc. your fees are forever doubled. The correct way to correct such a future (albeit fantasy) important person to the garter world is to wait until the lab is nearly completed, and ask to be an advisor, and tactfully correct me in private.

ALL HAIL STEPHI!!!!!



Sorry, feeling a little silly today.