It's not that hard to understand. Some people value some traits over others. Herman's ideas on keeping animals true to their origins is a valid position. If it is his position that others should think the same, well, it isn't a solid position to have.



The same ideas can be seen in the automotive world. Some see a '68 Camaro in showroom style as the best presentation of that car. Some would rather see the same car converted into a HotRod. In the long run, the showroom version of a car almost always wins out in value, but in the short term, the HotRod might find more fans.



I personally think that there are a few morphs that are nice to look at and I would enjoy having them in my collection. But I think it's a fair comparison with classic cars. The classic car took thousands of people to design, construct, transport and sell. The HotRod took one, maybe a few guys with a bunch of tools, base car and some know how and a cool Car is morphed from an established classic.



The Natural form of these animals is the result of Hundreds of Millions of years of Evolution to arrive at the current form. Morphs are the result of one or a few guys with some the right tools, stock and know-how and a cool Morph is established from a classic in just a few years.



HotRods and Classics are both cool in their own ways. It's probably much easier to just deal with those that like what you like and move on.



Frankly it looks like Herman will eventually win the argument because those of us here in the USA are probably going to lose the ability to keep ANY boa constrictor, morph or pure. While he'll go on enjoying his hobby of purebred's.



Doug T

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