High end herps that can no longer be kept by their owners are routinely privately placed with reputable market makers.

Craig's List is not a legitimate herp vending market. Craig's List specifically forbids it. That re-homing/rescue/adoption routine is just a fraudulent way of getting around the rules.

People that sell Herps on Craig's list are generally not of a sophistication and caliber to know exactly what they are selling. They are either misinformed, incorrect, or lying.

In the Ball Python market, Any "Het." Ball Python of any morph is just as likely as not, to be a normal Ball Python, unless the breeder/circumstances/provenance is well known.

jsc
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