"its not polluting the gene pool, its strenghthening it.



just look at dogs, purebreds can have major problems, muts are healthy and happy.



but i agree that snakes should never be mislabeled"



how is it not polluting the gene pool? It is nothing like dogs. They are all the same species.



Breeding balls to other python species to improve the gene pool would equate to breeding dogs to coyotes in an attempt to improve the gene pool. This would not improve the gene pool in either case, just create hybrids which can pollute the gene pool if allowed to breed later with pure specimen.



You are correct, however, about the idea of mutts likely improving the gene pool. They are all the same species, but do have more diverse genetics which should help to minimize the expression of bad recessive genes. The equivalent for ball pythons would be out crossing an unrelated normal female into your albino line to create hets that can be bred back in to the original line that adding more diverse genetics. Just my 2 cents.



As for hybrids themselves. I'm not a fan, but am not going to stop someone else from being able to enjoy an animal

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