That's the argument I agree with. The hypocrisy of it. Your comparison of horses and donkeys creating mules is a great one. They are a genetically different species but genetically compatible. Mules are not fertile, however, some of these hybrid snakes are.
Mules in fact, are so different from horses that they not only have a different gait when they walk, but they are able to see where they are putting all 4 feet as they walk. Horses do not have this ability. Mules get this ability from donkeys. This is why they use mules for the trail tours down into the grand canyon. A horse would likely trip or slip off the edge of those narrow rock wall trails going down or coming up because they can not see where they are putting all 4 of their feet.
Why is it we are ok with hybridizing some animals but not others? It seems like if it's something that's been done for the last 50-100 years then sure, it's ok. It's something we all grew up with, but god forbid someone mixes anything new.
Dogs are a great one too. Where did they come from in the first place?
I agree that all species should be preserved. Especially the locale's. We have some that are even believed to be fully extinct in the wild now and are only existent in the pet trade. The Sabogae boa (BCS) for instance. I hate seeing those being bred with anything that isn't also a pure BCS because there are so few left on the planet.
When it comes to mixing snake species, and keep in mind that even in the USA, there is plenty of natural mixing of colubrids going on in the wild and locales are just disappearing by their own means, but mixing things like pythons that aren't found in the same areas, should be done with intelligence and should be properly represented if selling them.
I don't see the harm if it isn't endangering a species or it isn't being passed off as something it isn't.
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