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why are there so many common floridani dark central fl. monsters being sold as S fl. brooksi which are cream colored now morphes which i love are mind boggling. i seen and heard of wild floridani black and whites (axanthic/anery) but alot of black and from sources around lake okeechobee out of south fl. and where do the reds occur ? you can get alot of red in apalachacola,intergrades like the s. Ga. Eastern"imho" great snake ive got em. Chris.............

Because Real brooks are almost extinct in the wild. Brooks canal was rumered to have been polluted several years ago by an eco-idiot who turned loose a bunch of gravid "Floridas" in an effort to save them from collecting (by eliminating their distinctiveness). I cannot verify that, but the point is there is heavy intergradiation. If there are any "pure" wild Brooks left, they are way back in Everglades Park and unreachable.
The redefining of Brooks as a color variation left the door open for any "yellow" King to be sold as Brooks (higher price).

Frank
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"The luxury of not getting involved departed with the last lifeboat Skipper..."

i live in S. Dade and have aquired 3.1 w/c brooks from some troopers. and myself find it hard to find any cream brooks canal stock or otherwise. i scarf em up from reputable collectors when avail. but hey ive found 4 in 5 years not so common. OVER POPULATION OF Immigrants here in s. dade . buildings are zero lot line and house 5 adults Traffic su@ks, really tough on the few box turtles remaining hey any one wanna buy a house.Chris