Matt and Shay are business partners.......And I won't stand for anyone saying that I was dishonest in this dealing.....I've seen plenty of pix of sterlings, and that snakes looks like almost everyone of them......I was told by 2 people who have great standing and a great reputation in the hobby that it is a STERLING......And those people are guaranteeing and standing behind the genetics of a snake they didn't even produce.....