Pueblans are extremely RARE in nature and were only described as a SSP to science in the 80s. Very few founding animals created all we know as Pueblans in the hobby. The best read is still Applegate's Milksnake manual where he describes how easy it is to TRIPLE clutch Pueblans! Do the math, ALOT of Pueblans came from just a handful of founding speimens. Something that breeds so easily, quickly outgrew its demand is an obvious target for intergrades and hybrids."Problems" only occur with "nice" ones like yours. I find it sad that everyone has to suspect everything nowadays because its so easy to breed. You can take one side or the other but the only thing that remains obvious is that you are BUYING the reputation of the person you purchase your animals from. There are snakes that I refuse to sell cheap for this reason! Others I do sell cheap because I simply dont know/remember where I got em or they are simply that common.

Ball pythons come in to the airport in burlap bags of 500 or more! I remember meeting Kevin from NERD at the airport here in Boston about 20 years ago sorting through piles and piles, THOUSANDS of snakes to get what he wanted to work with and he would then resell the rest to jobbers for like $8ea. They are still collected and imported in ugly numbers, comparing them to Pueblans is almost a crime!

Bottom line--if you want PURE snakes PAY that few dollars more to the TRUSTED breeder. PS-trusted breeders may breed locale, non-locale, intergrades AND hybrids....its the honest representation you are lookin for.

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