Amen to that. In addition, I'd like to state that "purity" in Pantherophis obsoletus is practically meaningless herpetoculturally. For instance, crossing a Black Ratsnake from east of the Appallachians to a Black Ratsnake west of the Mississippi gives Black Ratsnakes, but would you still consider them "pure" Black Ratsnakes? Also, repeated inbreeding as commonly practised with linebred morphs is actually way more damaging (25% loss of genetic variability each generation on average) to the genetic "integrity" of any bloodline. As for the albino TX ratsnakes mentioned earlier, if you like them, if they look nice and healthy, if it's what you are looking for, than by all means go for it.

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• Picture of Amel Tx Ratsnake - scaledverts, Mon Aug 10 21:02:55 2009
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