Yes, I agree that they originated as authentic goini, and many others out there even right now are indeed still authentic un-crossed blaze goini. But by the same token there are also countless goini x floridana (brooksi), hypo brooksi x blaze goini, hypo flame brooksi x blaze goini, etc... that look extremely similar to each other. Many out there being sold as either this type or that type are definitely unknown origin crosses too.....LOTS of them.

I often point out the origin histories of certain subspecies or certain morphs to enter the hobby regarding many different types of snakes. And what some started out as and what many actually are now can often be two very different things as the years go by. I have lots of pics of these very known crosses from different people's breedings, and with many you can't tell which are which if your life depended on it.

I also have a photo of a hypo brooksi x Eastern getula that looks absolutely identical to a pure Eastern getula as well. Don't get me wrong.....I'm not trying to toss a wrench into the authenticity of all of the blaze goini,....far from it. I'm just making it very clear that there are loads of these misrepresented crosses sold as authentic "Blaze" goini out there too. There is no way on earth that I believe all of them out there labeled and sold as "Blaze goini" are indeed the same authentic Blaze goini as the originals were, although some certainly are. It all depends on who has fiddled with what, and who hasn't. Not any different than lots of other stuff out there.


~Doug
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