Years back when I bred some California native rosy boas, it was from healthy unrelated w/c* local snakes (*not caught by me- taken on from others that lost interest). What made me very proud of them was that they seemed to be snakes that would survive if wild. Why? They were born "biters" & ready to take on prey- not the most ideal pet snakes- not "sweet & docile" like most people want, but serious little predators that bit readily.It's not only fancy colors that diminish a snake's ability to survive, but their attitudes. The opposite often happens with c/b snakes- even the wimpy ones are coaxed along, & force-fed if they won't eat. Not saying that's right or wrong when they're pets, but you end up with weaker snakes in the long-run- not what nature demands. Snakes need to eat to thrive & survive, just to get to breeding size.
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