Wow, don't scroll down for a day or two and look what happens....



About all I can say is that I agree with the majority of the content of Tony's post, and I regret originally questioning the looks of the mother of the animal that was brought up in the original post of this thread. Subsequent pictures made me change my mind and regret the fact I had passed judgment in the first place. I would prefer to avoid publicly questioning the "purity" of other people's animals and I hope I've learned my lesson.



I agree with Tony that, when it comes to mexicana, making claims of 100% purity are for the most part pointless. With the overwhelming majority of mexicana we can only go on what they "look" like, and as we all know they are highly variable.



I do feel, however, that being selective about where your animals come from can increase (but not necessarily guarantee) your chances of getting something as close to pure as is possible with mexicana. If that's something you're into (I am).



Why does it (purity) matter to some? Well that question will be answered differently by everyone. To some only wild snakes are pure. To others it really doesn't matter as long as the snake looks nice to them. To me, fascination with the habitat and natural history of these snakes makes me want animals that are close, genetically, to wild animals as possible. I realize that there is no guarantee my mexicana are 100% pure, but I enjoy knowing their background and enjoy knowing that many of them can be traced back to the wild. If you're not into that, that's OK, to each their own.



Greg

This one's at least half pure

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