It's so simple.......California kingsnakes have a certain geographic range with some overlap.......speckled kingsnakes have a certain geographic range with some overlap...........Florida kingsnakes have a certain geographic range with some overlap..........Sierra mountain kingsnakes have a certain geographic range with some overlap..........for decades zoologists and biologists have determined beyond the shadow of a doubt just what these geographic ranges are as well as area of overlap.............although not an "exact science", it's understood.........YOU TAKE A CALIFORNIA KING AND CROSS IT WITH AN EASTERN KING OR A CORNSNAKE AND YOU HAVE NOW CREATED THE UNNATURAL AND NON-EXISTENT.



Yeah...yeah......I'm sure I'll get a backlash of "well selective breeding falls under the same context".......sorry....not entirely. When breeding a like ssp together and selectively refining for underlying, refined traits, sure it's not entirely natural.......BUT it's still the same ssp. I've argued this for the last couple years with the best of 'em and have gotten a time out for it as well, but the fact STILL and will always remain that unless these geographic areas are merged in a most natural way such crosses/hybrids are captive-produced nonsense that compromises the authenticity and reliability of future captive populations as we've seen SO MANY MANY times offered on the classifieds or the forums whereby people ask for confirmation of a questionable specimen. Its irresponsible, and quite frankly I dont see why it has to be done when so many natural forms are already available and can be enhanced through selective breeding endeavors. "Sinacorns"........."Jungle corns"........"Puebdurans".....can I puke yet??
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Jerry Kruse





And God said, "Let there be zonata subspecies for all to ponder..."

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