I hear ya.

I personally prefer snakes that visually represent what they typically look like in the wild, for me that is part of the fun of having them.

I do like some of the honduran milk snake morphs I have seen, and I probably will at some point get some - but the majority of my herps are going to be representative of what mother nature bred and selected.

I don't have anything against morphs, but I think it is being over done - and I think a lot of it is driven by marketing. Breeders need to differentiate themselves in order to get an edge up on the competition, so breeders try to focus on morph and market morphs as the must have snake - creating a feeling of inadequacy (sp??) amongst people who don't have morphs.

Also - a lot of inbreeding is done to get morph lines producing as quickly as possible, and I can't help but think that this results in offspring with genetic issues, which is always more likely when closely related animals reproduce - even though it is still rare.

There is a morph forum, perhaps the people who want to talk about their morph ball pythons should post there.
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3.0 WC; 0.1 CB L. getula californiae
0.1 CB L. pyromelana pyromelana
0.1 WC; 10 eggs (7/11) Elgaria multicarinata multicarinata

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