Ok, I'm really not trying to diss the store owner or cause any offense whatsoever. But I trust the store owner and manager of our local pet shop too, but if they got a "Tarahumara Mountain Boa" in stock, I would seriously doubt it was the real thing no matter what they said. And that isn't to say I'd think they were lying to me deliberately, just that they wouldn't KNOW or be able to VERIFY with absolute certainty the history and origin of that specific animal.
Pure Tarahumaras just do not show up in pet stores. Vin Russo, Gus Rentfro, and Joel and Orlando Diaz are the only breeders I am aware of who are working with pure TMs and their animals just do not end up in the retail market.
If you don't really care whether or not these animals are pure TMs and you really like them, then go ahead and get one. I am sure it will be a spectacular PET for you and you will certainly enjoy having a boa! But if you want a pure TM with accurate and known lineage, and be able to breed them and in turn market the resulting babies as pure Tarahumara boas, then please reconsider a pet store animal and stick with one of the reputable breeders mentioned.
Again, no offense is intended! S'all good!
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