I know that there is a CITES regulation that requires animals that are shipped to be labelled with the common name as well as the scientific name. How would that apply to hybrid snakes? It is easy if there are only 2 crosses involved and you know exactly what those crosses are, but what happens when you have 5 different crosses? Do you have to make a grocery list of the crosses used to create that snake? What happens if you don't KNOW all of the crosses involved? I have a few snakes that I acquired recently and I am unsure what species are involved - when I breed these snakes then I will still not know every genetic contribution that went into the offspring. Anyone have ideas about how this applies to hybrid breeders?
ALSO - what do you do when a state outlaws a particular specie? I know there are states that outlaw snakes as common as corns - or only allow albino varieties. If a hybrid contains corn blood (25%, 50%, 75%, 6% etc) how do you know if it is legal to sell or own that snake to/in that state? I have spoken with Fish and Game in my state about feline hybrids (I used to own some wild-domestic hybrids) and they told me that the cats were legal to own (without a permit) as long as it does not look like the wild specie (ie: if it looks like a bobcat then its a bobcat.) Do you think the same applies to snake hybrids in most states? Does anyone have any experience with this issue?
Has anyone dealt with or thought about any other possible legal issues with hybrids (either to the benefit of or detriment to them)?
