Hybridizing to skirt a law that has been put into place..

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: : crossing an eastern indigo with a Texas indigo??? : : This hybridization is commonpractice with the crocadillian guys because you don't need special permits to transport hybrids across state lines. : : Has anyone ever done it? Anyone have any pics? I think it would be wild to see. : : I know alot of you would say that it would "cheapen" the offspring...but it depends...from solely a marketing standpoint, it would make moving the babies easier and FASTER... : : I myself would like to own some pure snakes before trying this, but I wonder what some of you vet indigo keepers think about this venture. : Probably the single most offensive thing that I have heard about Drymarchon in quite a while. : With the exception of the gentleman that posted here a while back about the Indigo/Mexican Black king crosses. : In short, why should breeders of Eastern Indigos compromise the genetic integrity of their snakes just to skate under the wire of a federal law? : Marketability? : Not a good enough reason. : True 100% pure Eastern Indigos are not hard to sell. True the shipping can be held up for the permit process, but then waiting isnt such a bad thing. : Remember when you had to wait WEEKS to get a price list sent to you in the mail? : Nowadays you can look it up INSTANTLY. : The waiting and the thinking have been removed somewhat...and the anticipation also. : So, the permit process gives the buyer time to think about his purchase, anticpate it, and prepare for it. : Why hybridize our snakes just to get past that? : I personally think that the diffrences in the various indigo subspecies make them unique. : why muddy it? : Like boa breeder have done? : Like Pituophis breeders have done? : Like python breeders have done? : Lets be different. : : Fred Albury : (Aztec Reptiles)

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