Thomas, you have some good points. But, even if they get back crossed some offspring should and almost always do show a few things that would point out if it is a hybrid or not.

As you yourself pointed out if it is part cal king or something and it gets bred to a pure holbrooki the offspring should have less and less of the yellow wash.

So just like I said as this yellow gets bred we should be able to tell if it is pure holbrooki or not right. Since it will be bred to a pure holbrooki and then those offspring may even get bred to a pure hilbrooki, maybe some over to the yellow and some over to one another, we should start to get a good idea of what it really is.

Yes, some hibrids can look pure but still usualy show some little variation in pattern especially the head and neck pattern.

I understand holbrooki do not usualy show the yellow wash but then most morphs do not look normal this is why we call them morphs. This doesn't necessarily make it a hibrid.

You yourself made the statment about purist getting offspring from this snake and some cal king looking offspring coming out of them. Well OK I agree with you that could happen if it is a hibrid, and so as I said we will see when it gets bred what it produces.

I think you are arguing yourself into so many circles that you are starting to argue with yourself. LOL Eric

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