This is one of the better questions posted on this forum in a long time. And I've enjoyed reading everyones answers.



I like what Rusty said:

my main interest in snakes can easily be said in one word, genetics.



While I don't have much interest in breeding morphs(I do keep and breed some though), I do respect Rusty and others who show interest in this end of the hobby, and follow along w/ what he and others are trying to accomplish.

Morphs are a huge part of our hobby, whether we want to participate in breeding morphs or not.



I also liked what Tim said:

I think the ease in making morphs has caused people to get "morph happy" and relentlessly pursue anything new.

Although I like what some morph breeders are doing I totally agree w/ Tim's statement and think there is to many "morph happy" people breeding snakes.

I'm still dumbfounded how quickly morph breeding fell into the Hognose hobby. And I never hear anyone on that forum talk about locality Hognose, which for me would be one of the more interesting things about keeping Hognose.



It's been said before here and I'll say it again. Keep/breed what you enjoy, if you can make a little money at it to pay for expenses, great. But you'll have longevity in this hobby if you keep herps because you enjoy it, not because you need to make money at it.



Bluerosy wrote in while I was typing this up, and I agree w/ all that he said, but this stands out for me.

Without going out and catching your own zonata, greyband, Indigo, rosy boa, pinesnake, milksnake etc. You don't understand and appreciate the ecology of these animals.



I think a lot of folks are missing out on this important part of keeping snakes.

But these are only my opinions, what do I know?



-Dell

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