BP Registry?

[Serpent_Nirvana]

Another possible proglem is how fast/often a snake is flipped at shows.

At present, I think that's the biggest obstacle to knowing one's animals' lineage, but it could be overcome with a good registry, or even just accurate record-keeping. Horses, like snakes, tend to change hands several times in their (similarly long) lives, but their registry and pedigree papers typically accompany them.

Admittedly, it does cost money to transfer registration of a horse, dog, cat, etc., within their respective registries, and that may be an insurmountable obstacle for new breeders or breeders of inexpensive morphs (would it really be worth a $25 fee to register a $75 male pastel?). However, I've also purchased a few "second-hand" chinchillas that came with their pedigree papers -- free to make, printed or hand-written by the original breeder, but still a nice way to track lineage and genetic background.

I would love to see either iHerp's lineage database become more widely used, or even just pedigree cards that could accompany the snake throughout its travels through the herp world Since many snakes' lineage is currently unknown, at present, the card might have nothing more than the parents that produced it, but as it became a more common practice the pedigrees could get deeper and more extensive.