you may be wrong. I do agree with you, and the evidence is certainly out there that several "better known/big" breeders continue to cultivate hybrids such as creamsickle corns, jungle corns, turbo corns, etc., etc., etc. The snakes sell and are hopefully accurately represented and sold ethically. Also, outcrossing is not the same as hybridizing. Outcrossing a Hwy 277 alterna with a Juno Rd. alterna still produces "pure" alternas. Non-locality, but still alternas. Same with corn morphs. Regardless of pattern or color variation, they are still E. guttata. I think the main problem comes into play when the murky stuff like alterna/thayeri crosses, tricolor crosses, and corn/rat crosses come into play.

I could be totally wrong, however I dont think some breeders understand the basic concepts of genetics to even think they are selling hybrids. I actually believe they hybridize animals, then classify what the offspring are based on looks alone. I knew of one breeder who was selling some of the corns in a clutch as hypos with absolutely no hypo blood in them. I dont think he was being unethical. Its just some of the corns were lighter colored in the clutch than others and he assumed they must be hypos!!! So he labled and sold them as such.

If you like the hybrids, they are cool, they sell, people love them, more power to you. As I posted before, I have seen several that made me drool. But, wouldnt you be bummed if you found out your super duper okeetee corn you bought because it was so super duper had that super duper coloration because somebody bred honduran milks into the line a few generations ago? That is where the hybrid problem lies with many!!!

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