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Posted by dorkdog on November 22, 2000 at 06:15:33:

In Reply to: Rumor of Nimrod crossing E.Indigo with Black Mex Kingsnake.. posted by Fred(AZTEC REPTILES) on November 21, 2000 at 15:24:15:

I have been wondering how long it would be before the morphing and hybridization started in our little 'neck of the woods'... fortunately to date we indigo folks have been spared the nuisance of categorizing, prioritizing, and manufacturing these morphs outside of what Nature would accommodate.

I am sorry to see that now we are right in there doing battle with the corn and king people, that we are now entering an era where these beautiful snakes (as if they aren't impressive enough as Nature intended) are to be genetically manipulated to satisfy the selfish wants of people who are in the business of herpetology as opposed to the hobby.

Our passion for the Drymarchon group (pardon me for dipping into binomial nomenclature) has been my last stronghold into the 'old days' of snake keeping, where a morph was considered on the basis of a natural occurring oddity, not on its profit potential.

I appreciate that a red flag went up via this newsgroup. I have NO desire to own or even see an Indigo/King cross. And now I will have to stick with REPUTABLE breeders, like those found herein who have a history of word of mouth and of being helpful, to make sure that next purchase I don't get a hybrid snake from someone who may not even know what they have. What do you say, folks, let's keep our gene pool balanced and pure...

Maximizing the amount of red in an Indigo's appearance through selective breeding within a particular species is one thing - RED indigos have long appeared in nature. But manufacturing a new breed of snake is another thing entirely!

Thanks, Fred, for posting this. It serves as a warning to us all.

Dorkdog

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: I have been wondering how long it would be before the morphing and hybridization started in our little 'neck of the woods'... fortunately to date we indigo folks have been spared the nuisance of categorizing, prioritizing, and manufacturing these morphs outside of what Nature would accommodate. : I am sorry to see that now we are right in there doing battle with the corn and king people, that we are now entering an era where these beautiful snakes (as if they aren't impressive enough as Nature intended) are to be genetically manipulated to satisfy the selfish wants of people who are in the business of herpetology as opposed to the hobby. : Our passion for the Drymarchon group (pardon me for dipping into binomial nomenclature) has been my last stronghold into the 'old days' of snake keeping, where a morph was considered on the basis of a natural occurring oddity, not on its profit potential. : I appreciate that a red flag went up via this newsgroup. I have NO desire to own or even see an Indigo/King cross. And now I will have to stick with REPUTABLE breeders, like those found herein who have a history of word of mouth and of being helpful, to make sure that next purchase I don't get a hybrid snake from someone who may not even know what they have. What do you say, folks, let's keep our gene pool balanced and pure... : Maximizing the amount of red in an Indigo's appearance through selective breeding within a particular species is one thing - RED indigos have long appeared in nature. But manufacturing a new breed of snake is another thing entirely! : Thanks, Fred, for posting this. It serves as a warning to us all. : : Dorkdog

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