I will concur with what Mark stated, as it sums it up nicely as a generalized answer. I don't condone crossing or especially hybridization for obvious reasons which I'm happy to elaborate on by request.

The hypo gene in campbelli: I understand that a pure hypo Pueblan hatched some years ago, and I will allow my milkhead brethren tell that story. However one never knows what goes on behind closed doors, and I've always had my doubts. Back in the late 90's Steve Osborne crossed albino ruthveni into blairs phase alterna, and he managed to create what looked like real albino alterna. Now what would one think if a real deal albino cropped up from a pure alterna clutch? Exactly, people would think twice!!

And I understand when people say "as long as you represent them honestly".....fine, but will the next person do that? It's a wide open opportunity for the utter demise of the integrity and authenticity of snakes that JUST CAN'T BE BROUGHT INTO THE U.S. ANYMORE. Some may feel I'm over-reacting, but I'm thinking decades from now.

Here is a final example of the garbage that's being produced and sold as "pure"......names will be withheld to protect their stupidity as I will eventually have open season on them when the time is right........

Below are two photos -- and I'm using mountain kings as a most recent example as this recently came to my attention and heats my oven immensely -- the top pic is one of my pure southern Martir zonata agalma and the one below is one that was sold to an unwary innocent individual as a pure Martir agalma AND IS NOT IN ANY WAY PURE.....that specimen is a cross between a southern Juarez agalma and some other form of zonata (it's thought to be possibly crossed with a Coastal zonata, but hard to be sure as it's not known what this gentleman engineered it to be...) -- I'm sure even you can tell the obvious differences between the two beginning most prominently with their heads......


PURE Martir agalma




Fake Martir




And this is an example of the GARBAGE that infiltrates captive collections especially of those that are new and unaware. It's your choice to make, and please take no offense. But do think about future generations when all is said and done.
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Jerry Kruse


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

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