Can you point me in the direction of the literature that states Heterodon nasicus kennerlyi has been given full species status??? I have been looking like crazy but have yet to find anything that states this... Infact, most of what I have read says the opposite...



Also, do you know what tests were done to be able to grant them full species status??? Was there molecular testing done??? I know that pattern differences and scale counts are not enough to validate a species...



Anyway, it is nice to see others who like "pure" animals but honestly, there is nothing pure about keeping reptiles in a cage or rack and when you captive breed, you toss natural selection out the window anyway... Even though I would not breed a Mexican to a Western, I would be in no place to tell someone not to do it... To each their own...



Not all hybrids are evil and un-natural... In fact hybridizations is natures fast foward button in the evolutionary VCR... There are studies being conducted now that prove natural hybridization is how new species are created...

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