I have recently discovered that the Kingsnake that was sold to me under the tag "Mega banded Mexicana kingsnake" is in-favt a ThayeriXArizona mt. Kingsnake cross.

First off- is this considered an Integrate or hybrid?

Second, I originally wanted to breed her with a Durango mt. kingsnake. My question is, isn't this taking things a tad far. In general I oppose Hybrids, I am not of the opinion that they should be banned or anything. But from a personal point of view it seems like playing God, and up to this point humanity as a whole brought about a lot of harm without knowing the full effect of its actions. Another thing of course is the tendency of people to buy a hybrid and then sell it out as a pure-breed. It's easy to shrug and say that it's -their- fault, but honestly, will I not be partially to blame here?

On the other hand, it's definitely not the snake's fault that she is a hybrid, and reproducing covers just about 50% of a wild animal's goals... is it fair to deny her of that?


Last question, has anyone ever successfully mated an Arizona mt X Thayeri before? or are they all sterile?


Thanks in advance

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