I think that if you are buying a snake that has paper work that "proves" it's genetics then yes it is over rated. Becuase like others have said it is not hard to fake papers. Now if you are buying a snake that has papers that shows where it was born, when, who owned it before you, when it ate what it ate and when it shed, and to make sure that you are getting the snake you ordered (Proven by good photo) then the paper work is good to have.I bought 5 snakes last month and two came with papers and 3 did not. Now I am not just guessing what the snakes ate for the 2 with papers like I am with the 3 that has no papers. I have found what 2 of the 3 likes to eat.I am still trying to find what the last one likes and she has ignored all offereings so far. So papers have helped me. I also want to add that just because you are buying a het that has an albino parent and a normal parent, it does not mean that your "het" will give you albinos when bred with the proper snake. You still have to prove that your 100% het is a het after all. There is a small chance that the snake does not have the albino genetics. The punnet square shows what you should get not what you will get and a lot of people don't think about that when they buy snakes. Those are just my thoughts.

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