**I apologize and I was waiting for the (butt).I did not intend to be rude I guess I was.It looked and looks like (to me )that it could develop the same types of problems as the texas rat.I like normal snakes and hate morphs they destroy captive blood lines (in my opinion ).Most true alterna people feel the same way.I am not a alterna person tho I was at one time, and have captured a few over the years.To me the snake is unattractive as with most morphs.If this bothers you so much I apologize .The last time I checked we are not a communist country and I am allowed my opinion as well as to voice it.Next time I will try not to come off so rude.**



You are entitled to your opinion, but there are perhaps better ways to go about stating it and particularly without trying to attribute physical flaws to the animal without any basis. What would cause you to believe that it 'looks like' it would develop the same types of problems other than its color? It is true that the TX rat has (or at least had) a problem with bilateral exopthalmia, but it was largely regarded as a result of inbreeding rather than a trait from the leucism. I don't believe any other leucistic snake has developed the same problem, so why would you believe the alterna would? I happen to differ from you in that I don't feel that morphs destroy captive bloodlines. How would they do that exactly? I too find beauty in wild types, but the two loves are not mutually exclusive and it doesn't make me a mean or evil person because I might light amels or hypos.

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