Well, the thing is, back in the good old days Louisiana Pines used to be rather drab colored snakes, "ugly" to some, "unremarkable" to many. Also, they were unavailable for most of us.

But then commercialism moved in, and suddenly there were all these unpublished colorful variants from undisclosed localities showing up, decreasing the correlation between herpetological literature and herpetocultural progression as it all became bigger and bigger. In recent years, it has become clear that there are many hybrids out there. Not only the commercial breeders did it, zoos did it too.

Obviously, Boneyard has put a lot of effort in digging up the genetic background of his animals, and I appreciate that. Unfortunately, effort doesn't equal assurance, so excuse me for such a paranoid dick.

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