I hope this isn't going to turn into a page long debate as it has in the past. There are a few mile long threads on the forums archives if you do a search. I will be at a herp show this weekend so i won't be around to follow up on more questions/answers.


The problem with Lavenders is three-fold. #1 there are fakes. #2 there are real ones that came from wildcaught stock backin the early 90's. #3 some Florida herpers insist that a lavender alboino was never found.


#1
there are many lavenders that came about by breeding the Calif lavender cal king into the florida king. back in the day when the first lavender cal kings appeared. floridian herprs decided to breed them into their "backyard snakes". Then these were bred back into Florida kings oiver several generations to appear more like a florida king. back in th early 90's I would travel down to the tampa show and there so many tables with these crossed lavender cal x Fl kings it was unreal.


#2
Tim Ricks and lloyd lemke lines came from wildcaught stock. I see to be able to tell those apart with fair consistency.

#3
I will just say to the Florida king hunters/collectors who say a lavender florida king was nevr found in the wild.. it is captive breeding that discovers traits like the hypo and others. You need to breed brother to sister to find out of that wildcaught stock you have has anything in it. That is how almost all traits get discovered. Not from finding a visual in the wild.
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