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Nokturnel Tom
at Wed Jul 6 13:14:27 2005 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by Nokturnel Tom ]
The thing is some people act like their stock is superior because of the purity, yet we can't agree on what is pure so this comes up time and time again. It also draws Hybrids/Integrades into the picture...time and time again. I agree with you 0, that is the reputation of the breeder that matters most. If someone is well known to represent their stock honestly and the look of their snakes adds up to what it is labeled as then that's about as good as we can get in most cases. I hate to see someone post a pic of a snake, recite its history, and then still have people throw in their explanation of why it isn't what it is supposed to be. If someone's goal is to keep locale specific animals as best as they can that's great, but I have seen many non locale animals that were simply prettier snakes. I think many of the looks we see in captive born snakes gradually change every few years although no other sub species is introduced,,,,,but as soon as that happens many times someone will start throwing accusations of how it is a hybrid. Seeing I like Hybrids I don't care, but I am happy to say I have friends and customers who will take my word for what I offer, and that is all that matters to me. There's a lot of two faced snake guys out there,....people who damage other peoples reputations with claims they mixed this with that. It is hard to prove much of anything anymore...and even when a snake is first generation from wild caught parents people will still come up with some theory or another about an escaped pet tainting a population or that one of the parents was an integrade,,,,ya know what I mean? Who even knows how pure these pickled specimens in museums and colleges are? I recently asked about classification of Pituophis south of the border on the Pit forum. Someone replied with some answers that really were interesting, you may want to check it out. Tom Stevens
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I hear ya Tony but.... - Nokturnel Tom, Wed Jul 6 13:14:27 2005