It seems like the morphs people get most excited over are the ones that differ the most dramatically from the way most normal animals look in the wild. Do you ever wonder, what if the normal wild ones looked like something else, such as genetic stripe or bumblebee or leucistic or albino or something? Then people would get all excited about these snakes with their bold dark blacks and brown splotches. What would we call that "morph"? I like "black and tan", personally.
No real point to make, I just think it's interesting how we tend to think the more exciting morphs are the ones that are more exotic, because they look more drastically different from the average wild individual.
Don't ask me what kind of environment would produce a whole population of non-venomous, nocturnal, terrestrial snakes with a number of predators that ambush their prey in the dark.... and are also bright yellow or white. But it's kinda fun to think about.
OK, back to work, no more procrastinating on the internet...
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