I am not worried. As I said I don't keep nor do I want to keep hybrids rather if they are subspecies crosses or wide species crosses. But, I respect that you like to and that is your cup of tea. I am cool with that. So long as you tell people what it is so they know and can make that choice as to if they want it or not, I have no problem with you doing your thing your way.

As I pointed out I like to see pics of the hybrids because I find knowing how the traits of both parents react when crossed has some value to me. It can sometimes tell me what is in there genes that maybe we can't see otherwise. It can also tell us something about the relation of the two types being bred. So I do see some value in it so long as you keep it honest and do not mislead anyone with what you are producing I say no harm no foul.

All of this said, you keep hybrids so you should know what they look like. If the yellow holbrooki was part cal king it should have a spot on the crown or three spots or would maybe have a solid crown with a dot like desert phase cal kings, and the nap of the neck should show a more cal king marking as well. It should be showing at least one or more of these traits but it doesn't show any of them. So thus this is why I say I feel it is pure holbrooki.

I know it is for sure not part cal king. Anyway even if say it is and doesn't show it in its markings at least some of the offspring will. So when it gets bred we can all know for sure what it is then for sure.

If it is a hybrid it would have to maybe be a hybrid with nigra or floridana maybe but not cal king. But I doubt that it is part nigra due to too many specks in eack scale. It should have at least some reduction in speckling if it was part nigra. If it were part floridana there should be at least a little difference in the crown markings. Holbrooki and floridana in some places can look amazingly alike, but there is some difference in color and the speckes on holbrooki are smaller and the floridana has them larger to the point of them making eack scale just bordered with the dark color. Either way the proof will be for sure when the yellow produces offspring and we can look at the color of them and there markings to learn more. I am willing to bet they will all look pure holbrooki.



As for meeting you, I live in Bryan Texas and you are welcome anytime. I will be here you just email me at Blueirisred1@aol.com to let me know when so I will be sure I am not at work. Eric

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